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强化 (qiáng huà) — to strengthen, to intensify

Definition

强化 is a more formal, written word for actively making something stronger through deliberate action. 加强 is the everyday all-purpose choice; 巩固 focuses on shoring up gains already made.

verb
to strengthento intensify

Examples

  • 强化。
    Gōng sī jué dìng qiáng huà ān quán guǎn lǐ.
    The company decided to strengthen safety management.
  • 强化。
    Xué shēng yīng gāi qiáng huà jī chǔ liàn xí.
    Students should intensify their basic practice.
  • 强化。
    Zhè zhǒng xùn liàn néng qiáng huà tǐ néng.
    This kind of training can strengthen physical fitness.

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.

强qiángstrong
化huàmake

强 gives strength, and 化 adds the sense of making something so.

Characters in this word

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 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

Open 强 →

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.

Open 化 →
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