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HSK
7-9

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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