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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)

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

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