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

Usage


读 书 可以 熏陶 心灵。

Reading can nurture the soul.

他 在 名师 的 熏陶 下 成为 一 名 艺术家。

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

他 在 小时候 受 到 家庭 教育 的 熏陶。

He was nurtured by family education in his childhood.

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