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标准化 (biāo zhǔn huà) — standardization

Definition

A technical/formal term for 'standardization' — the process of establishing uniform norms (in products, processes, or industry). Pairs heavily with 推行 or 实施.

noun
standardization

Examples

  • 标准化。
    Chǎn pǐn biāo zhǔn huà duì qǐ yè fā zhǎn fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    Product standardization is very important for enterprise development.
  • 标准化。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài tuī xíng shēng chǎn biāo zhǔn huà.
    This company is implementing production standardization.
  • 标准化。
    Guó jì biāo zhǔn huà yǒu zhù yú quán qiú mào yì.
    International standardization helps global trade.

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.

标准standard
标biāostandard准zhǔnnorm
联合Coordinate
化huàmake

标准 is the standard, and 化 shows making something follow it.

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Open 标 →

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 準; 准 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
隼
隼sǔn準zhǔn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 準, not 准, pairs 水 (water) with 隼 as a sound part; the evidence describes it as 'water level'.

Open 准 →

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 →
Appears in
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