升华 (shēng huá) — (physics/chemistry) to sublimate; sublimation (a solid changing directly into gas); (figurative) to sublimate; to transform raw emotions or experiences into something higher or more refined
Definition
In physics, 升华 is solid turning directly into gas (skipping liquid) — distinct from 蒸发, which is liquid turning into gas. Figuratively, it means transforming raw emotions into something higher or more refined.
verb
(physics/chemistry) to sublimatesublimation (a solid changing directly into gas)(figurative) to sublimateto transform raw emotions or experiences into something higher or more refined
Examples
- 升华。Gān bīng zài cháng wēn xià huì shēng huá chéng qì tǐ.Dry ice will sublimate into gas at room temperature.
- 升华。Tā bǎ tòng kǔ shēng huá wèi chuàng zuò de dòng lì.He sublimated his pain into creative motivation.
- 升华。Zhè zhǒng qíng gǎn zài shī gē zhōng dé dào le shēng huá.This emotion found sublimation in poetry.
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