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合理化
hélǐhuà
Description
"合理化"的意思是让事情变得更合理、更有效率，也可以指为一件事找理由。
"合理化" means making things more reasonable and efficient, or finding reasons to justify something.
公司常常想把工作流程合理化，这样可以省钱和省时间。
Companies often want to 合理化 their workflows to save money and time.
Meanings
合理化hélǐhuà
to make more reasonable or efficient; streamline
公司决定把生产过程合理化。
The company decided to rationalize the production process.
合理化hélǐhuà
to rationalize; find excuses for something
他总是为自己的错误合理化。
He always rationalizes his mistakes.
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Notes
- Etymology
合理 (reasonable) + 化 (a suffix meaning "-ize / to make into").
- Nuance
化 turns adjectives into verbs, like 现代化 (modernize) and 简化 (simplify).
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