固化 (gù huà) — to solidify; to harden (physically); (fig.) to become fixed; to make permanent (of habits, ideas, etc.)
Definition
Used for ideas, habits, or practices becoming fixed and hard to change (often negative, as in 官僚作风固化). Shares the physical 'solidify' sense with 凝固, but 固化 is far more common in the figurative sense; 凝固 stays closer to liquids setting.
verb
to solidifyto harden (physically)(fig.) to become fixedto make permanent (of habits, ideas, etc.)
Examples
- 固化。Zhè zhǒng cái liào zài gāo wēn xià huì gù huà.This material will solidify under high temperature.
- 固化。Jiù guān niàn yí dàn gù huà jiù hěn nán gǎi biàn.Once old ideas become fixed, they are hard to change.
- 固化。Wǒ men xū yào fáng zhǐ guān liáo zuò fēng gù huà.We need to prevent bureaucratic practices from becoming entrenched.
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