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to nurture

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xun1tao2 • xūntáo

Meaning


Primary

to nurture

Alternatives

nurture, nurtured, nurturing, nurtures, to influence, influence

Mnemonic


One way 薰陶 to nurture someone is to put them in a comically large 陶 pottery pot filled with an inspiring 薰 fragrance. There they can learn and live in peace as they develop into what they want to be.

Usage


讀 書 可以 薰陶 心靈。

Reading can nurture the soul.

他 在 名師 的 薰陶 下 成為 一 名 藝術家。

Under the nurture of a renowned teacher, he became an artist.

他 在 小時候 受 到 家庭 教育 的 薰陶。

He was nurtured by family education in his childhood.

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