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净化 (jìng huà) — to purify

Definition

净化 (jìnghuà) means to purify or cleanse, often used for environments, water, or atmosphere — more about removing impurities than 提炼 (which distills/extracts essence).

verb
to purify

Examples

  • 净化。
    Zhè ge gōng chǎng ān zhuāng le shè bèi lái jìng huà fèi shuǐ.
    This factory installed equipment to purify wastewater.
  • 净化。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài cǎi qǔ cuò shī jìng huà wǎng luò huán jìng.
    The government is taking measures to purify the online environment.
  • 净化。
    Yú jiā kě yǐ bāng zhù jìng huà shēn xīn.
    Yoga can help purify the body and mind.

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.

净jìngclean
化huàmake/become

净 supplies the idea of cleanliness, and 化 carries the sense of making something become that state.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Environment & Ecology

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