淡化 meaning in English

dànhuà

to water down; to play down

HSK 7-9verb15 strokes

Meaning of 淡化

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dànhuà
  1. to water down
  2. to play down
  3. to trivialize
  4. to weaken
  5. to become dull with time
  6. to desalinate
  7. desalination

Stroke order for each character

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淡 dàn · insipid · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

化 huà · to make into · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 淡化.

变化biànhuà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
文化wénhuàculture; civilization
现代化xiàndàihuàmodernization
消化xiāohuàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
进化jìnhuàto evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution
化石huàshífossil
转化zhuǎnhuàto change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform
强化qiánghuàto strengthen; to intensify
化解huàjiěto dissolve; to resolve (contradictions)
绿化lǜhuàto make green with plants; to reforest
深化shēnhuàto deepen; to intensify
融化rónghuàto melt; to thaw

Questions about 淡化

What does 淡化 mean?

淡化 (dànhuà) means "to water down; to play down" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 淡化?

淡化 is made of 2 characters: 淡 (11 strokes), 化 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 淡化 an HSK word?

Yes. 淡化 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.