美化 (měi huà) — to beautify, to make more beautiful

Definition

美化 means to deliberately make something (environment, image, city) appear better or more attractive, often glossing over problems. Unlike 装饰 (decorate objects) or 打扮 (dress up a person), it targets abstract things like reputation or surroundings.

verb
to beautifyto make more beautiful

Examples

  • Chéng shì tōng guò lǜ huà lái měi huà huán jìng.
    The city beautifies the environment through greening.
  • 美化
    Zhè ge jì huà zhǐ zài měi huà gōng sī de xíng xiàng.
    This plan aims to beautify the company's image.
  • 美化
    Zhèng fǔ tóu rù zī jīn měi huà gōng yuán.
    The government invested funds to beautify the park.

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