Definition
升华 (shēnghuá) means 'to sublimate' — both in the physics sense (solid → gas directly, like dry ice) and figuratively (turning raw emotions into art or higher purpose). Unlike 蒸发 (zhēngfā 'to evaporate', liquid → gas), 升华 always involves a direct solid-to-gas change or a metaphorical refinement.
verb
(physics/chemistry) to sublimatesublimation (a solid changing directly into gas)(figurative) to sublimateto transform raw emotions or experiences into something higher or more refined
Examples
- 升华。Gānbīng zài chángchángwēnexià huì shēng huá chéng qìtǐ.Dry ice will sublimate into gas at room temperature.
- 升华。Tā bǎ tòngkǔ shēng huá wéi chuàngzuò de dònglì.He sublimated his pain into creative motivation.
- 升华。Zhè zhǒng qínggǎn zài shīgē zhōng dédào le shēng huá.This emotion found sublimation in poetry.
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