To assimilate or culturally influence less developed cultures with a more advanced culture; to promote cultural refinement and understanding through superior practices.
老师鼓励学生们多读经典，希望通过经典学习，潜移默化地用知识和智慧来提升自己的修养和品格。
The teacher encouraged students to read more classics, hoping that through studying them, they would subtly enhance their personal cultivation and character with knowledge and wisdom.
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Ancient
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