- 化
- huàchange; turn; transform, convert; influence, melt; dissolve, digest, burn up, die, (of Buddhist monks or Taoist priests) beg alms, See 化学 (huàxué), 动词后缀-ize; -ifychange; turn; transform, convert; influence, melt; dissolve, digest, burn up, die, (of Buddhist monks or Taoist priests) beg alms, See 化學 (huàxué), 動詞後綴-ize; -ify* * *burn up; change; convert; melt; spend; turn* * *burn up; change; convert; melt; spend; turn* * *huāv. spend, expendhuàsuff. ify, ization, izehuàv. change into, turn, transform, melt, convert* * *1)hua1variant of 花2)hua4to make into, to change into, -ization, to ... -ize, to transform, abbr. for 化學, 化学* * *1) 化huā动(用; 耗费) spend; expend:化钱买书 spend money on books;他在作业上化的时间不多。 He doesn't spend much time on his homework.另见 huà。2) 化huà动(变化;使变化) change; turn; transform:化大为小 turn big issues into small ones;顽固不化 incorrigibly obstinate(感化) convert; influence:潜移默化 exert a subtle influence on sb.'s character, thinking, etc.(熔化; 融化) melt; dissolve:化冻 thawing;用水化开 dissolve in water;把这金盘子化掉。 Melt down the gold plate.湖里的冰化完了。 The ice of the lake melted off.(消化; 消除) digest:化食 help digestion;食古不化 read ancient teachings without digesting them(烧化) burn up:焚化 burn up; incinerate;火化 cremate{宗} (僧、道死) die:坐化 pass away in a sitting posture(僧、道向人求布施) (of Buddhist monks or Taoist priests) beg alms:化斋 beg a (vegetarian) meal名(化学的简称) chemistry(姓氏) a surname:化从心 Hua Congxin(后缀, 加在名词或形容词后构成动词, 表示转变成某种性质或状态) -ize; -ify:电气化 electrify;工业化 industrialize;简化 simplify;美化 beautify; prettify另见 huā。* * *
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.