最大化 (zuì dà huà) — to maximize | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to maximize

最大化。
Tā men xiǎng yào zuì dà huà lì yòng yǒu xiàn de zī yuán.
They want to maximize the use of limited resources.
最大化。
Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ zuì dà huà xiào lǜ.
This software can help you maximize efficiency.
最大化。
Gōng sī jué dìng zuì dà huà lì rùn.
The company decided to maximize profits.

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.

最大biggest

偏正Modifier + head

最大 (biggest) combines with 化 to express making something reach the greatest extent.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

取

取qǔ最zuì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape pairs 取, which gives the sound, with a roof-like top from 宀; marks above were later added to separate the “most” meaning.

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.

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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