Meaning of 绿化
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to make green with plants
- to reforest
- (Internet slang) Islamization
How to use 绿化
绿化 is common in news, city planning and school slogans about planting trees and improving the environment. It works as a verb and also as a noun meaning greenery or landscaping. Example: 这个城市的绿化做得很好。(Zhège chéngshì de lǜhuà zuò de hěn hǎo.) This city has done a great job with its greenery.
绿 (lǜ) means green and 化 (huà) means to turn into, like in 现代化 (xiàndàihuà) modernization. Together 绿化 is to turn a place green by planting trees and grass.
Common mistake: Learners often write the pinyin as lühuà or lvhuà inconsistently, or say lù with no umlaut sound. The vowel is ü, the same as in 女 (nǚ), and the tone is fourth. Also do not use 绿化 for painting something green. That is 涂成绿色 (tú chéng lǜsè).
Stroke order for each character
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绿 lǜ · green · 11 strokes
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化 huà · to make into · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 绿化.
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green |
| 变化 | biànhuà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 文化 | wénhuà | culture; civilization |
| 现代化 | xiàndàihuà | modernization |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating an |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process |
| 进化 | jìnhuà | to evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution |
| 化石 | huàshí | fossil |
| 转化 | zhuǎnhuà | to change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform |
| 强化 | qiánghuà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 化解 | huàjiě | to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions) |
| 深化 | shēnhuà | to deepen; to intensify |
Questions about 绿化
What does 绿化 mean?
绿化 (lǜhuà) means "to make green with plants; to reforest" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 绿化?
绿化 is made of 2 characters: 绿 (11 strokes), 化 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 绿化 an HSK word?
Yes. 绿化 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 绿化 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 绿化 is written 綠化.
Can 绿化 be used as a noun?
Yes. Phrases like 绿化面积 (lǜhuà miànjī) green area and 小区绿化 (xiǎoqū lǜhuà) neighborhood landscaping use it as a noun for planted greenery.
Is the Internet slang meaning of 绿化 safe to use?
The slang sense, Islamization, is political and often negative online. In everyday speech and writing, people almost always mean planting trees, so stick to that meaning.