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huà

transform

Usage note

表示变、变成某种状态。

huà biǎo shì biàn huà 、 biàn chéng mǒu zhǒng zhuàng tài。

化 means to change or transform.

Context note

常用于过程、词语和科学。

huà cháng yòng yú guò chéng 、 cí yǔ hé kē xué。

It is often used with processes, words, and science.

5 examples

天气变冷了,水会
tiān qì biàn lěng le, shuǐ huì huà。
The weather got colder, and the water will melt.
这个词有变
zhè ge cí yǒu biàn huà。
This word has changes.
他把问题简单了。
tā bǎ wèn tí jiǎn dān huà le。
He simplified the problem.
学课很有意思。
huà xué kè hěn yǒu yì sī。
Chemistry class is very interesting.
石头不会轻易
shí tou bú huì qīng yì huà。
Stone does not melt easily.

5 mini stories

老师说,很多词都和有关。
lǎo shī shuō, hěn duō cí dōu hé huà yǒu guān。
The teacher said many words are related to 化.
冰开始了。
bīng kāi shǐ huà le。
The ice began to melt.
他喜欢研究变和转
tā xǐ huan yán jiū biàn huà hé zhuǎn huà。
He likes studying change and transformation.
天气一热,雪就了。
tiān qì yí rè, xuě jiù huà le。
When the weather got warm, the snow melted.
的意思在不同词里不一样。
huà de yì sī zài bù tóng cí lǐ bù yí yàng。
The meaning of 化 is different in different words.

Mini dialogue

雪化了

A
太阳出来了,雪开始了。
Tài yáng chū lái le, xuě kāi shǐ huà le.
The sun came out, the snow is starting to melt.
B
了以后,小草就会长出来。
Xuě huà le yǐ hòu, xiǎo cǎo jiù huì zhǎng chū lái.
After the snow melts, the little grass will grow.

变化

A
你看,毛毛虫成了蝴蝶。
Nǐ kàn, máo mao chóng huà chéng le hú dié.
Look, the caterpillar has transformed into a butterfly.
B
真神奇,这是大自然的变
Zhēn shén qí, zhè shì dà zì rán de biàn huà.
Amazing, this is a transformation of nature.

Related words and contrasts

similar
biàn
to change

化 often means a deeper transformation; 变 is a general change.

related
变化
biànhuà
change

变化 is the noun form meaning change.

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