液化 (yè huà) — to liquefy
Definition
A technical verb meaning to convert a gas into a liquid by cooling or pressure. Often used in science/engineering contexts (e.g. 液化天然气 'LNG') and typically appears with 把 in 把-construction.
verb
to liquefy
Examples
- 液化。Tiān rán qì jīng guò lěng què hòu kě yǐ yè huà.Natural gas can be liquefied after cooling.
- 液化。Zhè zhǒng shè bèi néng bǎ kōng qì yè huà.This equipment can liquefy air.
- 液化。yè huà Shí yóu qì shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de rán liào.Liquefied petroleum gas is an important fuel.
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