具体化 (jù tǐ huà) — to concretize, to make concrete or specific

Definition

具体化 means to turn an abstract idea, plan, or goal into something concrete and detailed. It is the -化 verb form of the adjective 具体; the action of making something 具体 rather than a state of being concrete.

verb
to concretizeto make concrete or specific

Examples

  • 具体化。
    Wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè ge jì huà jù tǐ huà.
    We need to concretize this plan.
  • 具体化。
    Tā de jiàn yì ràng fāng àn gèng jiā jù tǐ huà.
    His suggestions made the proposal more concrete.
  • ，具体化。
    Zài shí shī zhī qián, bì xū jiāng mù biāo jù tǐ huà.
    Before implementation, the goals must be specified in detail.

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.

具体concrete
具jùtool体tǐform
联合Side by side
化huàmake

具体 supplies concrete form, and 化 turns that into making something definite.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.

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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.

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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.

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