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
- ，。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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