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多样化 (duō yàng huà) — (verb) to diversify; to make varied; (noun) diversity; diversification

Definition

As a verb it means 'to make something more varied'; as a noun it refers to that variety itself. The suffix -化 turns an adjective into a process or state, similar to 现代化 ('modernization').

verb
to diversifyto make varied
noun
diversitydiversification

Examples

  • 多样化。
    Gōng sī xū yào duō yàng huà chǎn pǐn zhǒng lèi.
    The company needs to diversify its product range.
  • 多样化。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi ràng shēng huó gèng jiā duō yàng huà.
    We should make life more varied.
  • 多样化。
    Wén huà de duō yàng huà duì shè huì fā zhǎn hěn zhòng yào.
    Cultural diversity is very important for social development.

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.

多样many kinds
多duōmany样yàngkind
偏正Modifier + head
化huàbecome

多样 refers to many kinds, and 化 adds a sense of becoming or making varied.

Characters in this word

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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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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