物化 (wù huà) — to objectify; (literary) to die, to pass away

Definition

Literary verb with two distinct senses: to 'objectify' (treat a person as a thing) and a euphemistic 'to pass away.' The death sense is poetic/written — avoid in everyday speech.

verb

to objectify(literary) to dieto pass away

Examples

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Zhè zhǒng lǐ lùn bǎ rén wù huà le, hū lüè le rén de qíng gǎn.
This theory objectifies people and ignores their emotions.
物化，。
Lǎo rén yǐ yú qù nián wù huà, jià hè xī qù.
The old man passed away last year, riding a crane to the west.
物化。
Yì shù zuò pǐn bù yīng wù huà rén xìng.
Artworks should not objectify human nature.

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