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化
huà
Description
“化”常常放在词后面，表示一样东西变成另一个样子或者状态。
"化" is often placed at the end of words to indicate that something changes into another form or state.
比如“现代化”“美化”都用了这个字，意思是让某个东西变得更现代或者更美。
For example, "现代化" and "美化" both use this character, meaning to make something more modern or more beautiful.
Meanings
化huà
suffix: turn into, -ize, -ify
我们的城市变化很大，越来越现代化了。
Our city has changed a lot and is becoming more modern.
化huà
to change; to transform; to melt
雪很快就化了。
The snow melted quickly.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meaning 'to transform or change'; now widely used as a suffix like English -ize/-ification.
- Nuance
as a suffix, 化 attaches to nouns/adjectives to form verbs or nouns of transformation.
In videos
“完成了结束了化完妆了”
“就是我们把欧洲浪漫化了”
“当然原汤化原食饺子汤不能少了”
“或者AI化 比我们先进”
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