一体化 (yì tǐ huà) — to integrate; to unify; integration

Definition

Formal/written verb for merging separate systems, regions, or organizations into one unified whole. Pairs with 全球化 and 区域 (e.g. 经济一体化, 区域一体化); far more common in policy, economic, and academic texts than in daily speech.

verb
to integrateto unifyintegration

Examples

  • 一体化。
    Zhè liǎng gè gōng sī zhèng zài tuī jìn yè wù yì tǐ huà.
    These two companies are promoting business integration.
  • 一体化。
    Jīng jì yì tǐ huà shì quán qiú huà de zhòng yào qū shì.
    Economic integration is an important trend of globalization.
  • 一体化。
    Qū yù yì tǐ huà yǒu zhù yú jiā qiáng gè guó zhī jiān de hé zuò.
    Regional integration helps strengthen cooperation between countries.

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.

一体one whole
一yīone体tǐbody
偏正Modifier + head
化huàturn into

一体 means one whole, and 化 gives the sense of turning something into that one whole.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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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