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硬化
yìnghuà
1. to harden
2. hardening
3. sclerosis
4. fig. to become rigid or inflexible in opinions
5. to ossify
Common • Top 17%

Character Breakdown

硬
yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
HSK 5 12 丶
化
huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (7)

肝硬化
gānyìnghuà
cirrhosis
使硬化
shǐyìnghuà
harden
粥样硬化
zhōuyàngyìnghuà
atherosclerosis
动脉硬化
dòngmàiyìnghuà
hardening of the arteries
多发性硬化症
duōfāxìngyìnghuàzhèng
multiple sclerosis
动脉粥样硬化
dòngmàizhōuyàngyìnghuà
atherosclerosis
血管粥样硬化
xuèguǎnzhōuyàngyìnghuà
atherosclerosis

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
14,655 of 84,292