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绿化 (lǜ huà) — to make green, to plant trees and vegetation; to reforest, to increase green space; (Internet slang, rare) to Islamize

Definition

A verb meaning 'to green' — to add plants, trees, and green space to an area. Used in urban planning, road design, and environmental projects, not for casual gardening.

verb
to make greento plant trees and vegetationto reforestto increase green space(Internet slang, rare) to Islamize

Examples

  • 绿化。
    Tā men jì huà míng nián lǜ huà zhěng gè gōng yuán.
    They plan to green the entire park next year.
  • 绿化。
    lǜ huà Hòu de mǎ lù liǎng páng zhǒng mǎn le xiān huā.
    After greening, both sides of the road are planted with flowers.
  • “绿化”，。
    Wǎng shàng yǒu rén yòng "lǜ huà" dài biǎo lìng yì zhǒng yì si, dàn bú tài cháng jiàn.
    Some people online use “greening” to mean another thing, but it's not very common.

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.

绿lǜgreen
化huàmake into

绿 means green and 化 turns the idea into a process of making things green.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 綠; 绿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù綠lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 綠 uses 糸 to show silk and 彔 for sound; the simplified 绿 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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