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深化 (shēn huà) — to deepen, to intensify (formal; used with abstract nouns)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to deepen / intensify' an abstract process (改革, 合作, 理解). Unlike 深入 (focus on going deep into something), 深化 stresses pushing an ongoing process further.

verb
to deepento intensify (formal; used with abstract nouns)

Examples

  • 深化。
    Zhèng fǔ jué dìng shēn huà guó yǒu qǐ yè gǎi gé.
    The government decided to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises.
  • 深化。
    Wǒ men yīng dāng jìn yí bù shēn huà shuāng biān hé zuò.
    We should further deepen bilateral cooperation.
  • 深化。
    Zhè cì xué xí shēn huà le wǒ duì chuán tǒng wén huà de lǐ jiě.
    This study deepened my understanding of traditional culture.

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.

深shēndeep
化huà

深 means deep, and 化 turns it into a process, yielding 深化, to deepen or intensify.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥥍
𥥍𥥍深shēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

深 is built from 氵, the side form of 水 “water”, and 𥥍, which supplies the sound.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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