硬化 (yìng huà) — to harden
Definition
A change-of-state verb meaning something becomes hard (concrete materials like cement, glue, or body tissues like arteries). Often paired with 已经 + 了 to mark a completed change.
verb
to harden
Examples
- 硬化。Shuǐ ní zài kōng qì lǐ huì màn màn yìng huà.Cement will slowly harden in the air.
- 硬化。Yī shēng shuō tā fù qīn de bù fen dòng mài yǐ jīng yìng huà le.The doctor said some of his father's arteries have already hardened.
- 硬化。Zhè zhǒng jiāo shuǐ yù dào kōng qì jiù huì yìng huà.This kind of glue hardens when it meets air.
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