Definition
化 (huà) is both a suffix meaning '-ize' (e.g., 优化 'optimize') and a verb meaning 'to change into' in formal/written contexts. As a verb, it is more formal than 变成 (biàn chéng), which is the everyday word for 'turn into'. 转化 (zhuǎn huà) is a more technical synonym at a higher level.
suffix
(suffix) -ize-ificationto make into a certain state
verb
to change intoto transform
Easily confused
- 傻shǎlook-alikefoolish, stupid, silly
- 花huāsound-aliketo spend (money or time)
- 仅jǐnlook-alikeonly; merely; barely
- 花huāsound-alike(surname) Hua
- 画huàsound-alike(verb) to draw; to paint
- 滑huásound-alike(adjective) slippery, smooth
- 划huàsound-aliketo draw (a line); to delimit
- 划huàsound-alike(verb) to draw (a line, mark, character stroke)
Examples
- 。Wǒmen xūyào yōu huà zhège xìtǒng.We need to optimize this system.
- ，化。Chūntiān lái le, bīngxuě huà chéng le shuǐ.Spring came, and the ice and snow turned into water.
- 。Shíjiān huà jiě le tāmen de máodùn.Time resolved their conflict.
Grammar
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