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合理化 (hé lǐ huà) — to rationalize, to make reasonable and systematic

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to rationalize — to make a process or system more logical, efficient, or orderly.' Unlike 合理 (adjective, 'reasonable'), 合理化 is the action of making something more reasonable.

verb
to rationalize, to make reasonable and systematic

Examples

  • 合理化。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài hé lǐ huà shēng chǎn liú chéng yǐ tí gāo xiào lǜ.
    The company is rationalizing the production process to improve efficiency.
  • 合理化，。
    Tā tí chū le yí gè hé lǐ huà jiàn yì, bèi guǎn lǐ céng cǎi nà le.
    He put forward a rationalization proposal, which was adopted by management.
  • 合理化，。
    Tōng guò hé lǐ huà zī yuán pèi zhì, qǐ yè jiǎn shǎo le làng fèi.
    By rationalizing resource allocation, the enterprise reduced waste.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

合理reasonable
合héconform理lǐreason
动宾Verb + object
化huàmake

The reasonable part plus the make part gives the sense of making something reasonable.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ理lǐ
Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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