大众化 (dà zhòng huà) — to popularize; to make accessible to the masses; mass-oriented; popular (in a mass-market sense)

Definition

Means 'made for the masses' — popularizing something by making it cheap, simple, and accessible to ordinary people. Often contrasts with elite, high-end, or niche.

to popularizeto make accessible to the massesmass-orientedpopular (in a mass-market sense)

Examples

  • 大众化。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī nǔ lì bǎ chǎn pǐn dà zhòng huà.
    This company strives to popularize its products.
  • 大众化。
    dà zhòng huà De shè jì ràng gèng duō rén mǎi de qǐ.
    A mass-oriented design makes it affordable for more people.
  • 大众化。
    Zhè zhǒng shāng pǐn yǐ jīng bèi dà zhòng huà le.
    This kind of product has already been popularized.

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.

大众masses
大dàlarge众zhòngcrowd
偏正Modifier + head
化huàmake into

大众 (the masses) and 化 (make into) express making something accessible to many people.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 眾; 众 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 眾 shows three people under a sun-like shape, meaning a crowd gathered under the sun; the simplified 众 is a later shorthand.

Open 众 →

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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