huà
to make into
to change into
-ization
to ... -ize
to transform
abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
wén huà
culture
civilization
cultural
CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
biàn huà
change
variation
to change
to vary
CL:個|个[ge4]
gè xìng huà
to personalize
to customize
customization
xìn xī huà
informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
yōu huà
optimization
to optimize
to make superior
hé lǐ huà
to rationalize
to make compatible
to streamline
rationalization
guī fàn huà
to standardize
standardization
qián yí mò huà
imperceptible influence
to influence secretly
dà zhòng huà
mass-oriented
to cater for the masses
popularized
qiáng huà
to strengthen
to intensify
xiāo huà
to digest
digestion
digestive
xiàn dài huà
modernization
CL:個|个[ge4]
gǎn huà
corrective influence
to reform (a criminal)
redemption (of a sinner)
to influence (a malefactor to a better life)
to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
gù huà
to solidify
solidification (chemistry)
tóng huà
assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
cuī huà
catalysis
to catalyze (a reaction)
bái rè huà
to turn white-hot
to intensify
to reach a climax
yìng huà
to harden
hardening
sclerosis
fig. to become rigid or inflexible in opinions
to ossify
gōng shì huà
to formalize
formalism in art (esp. as proscribed in USSR and PRC)
shén huà
to make divine
apotheosis
róng huà
to melt
to dissolve (of sugar etc)
gōng yè huà
to industrialize
industrialization
qiān biàn wàn huà
countless changes
constant permutation
zhuǎn huà
to change
to transform
isomerization (chemistry)
huà nóng
to fester
to suppurate
to be infected
huà gōng
chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[hua4 xue2 gong1 ye4]
chemical engineering, abbr. of 化學工程|化学工程[hua4 xue2 gong1 cheng2]
liú huà
vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat)
yì huà
alienation (philosophy)
(of speech) dissimilation
lǎo huà
to age (of person or object)
becoming old
huà yàn
laboratory test
chemical experiment
assay
yǔ huà
levitation (of Daoist immortal)
to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven
(in Daoism) to become immortal
to die
of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form
eclosion
fēn huà
to split apart
differentiation
fēng huà
decency
public morals
to weather (rocks)
wind erosion
jìn huà lùn
Darwin's theory of evolution
huà zhuāng
(of actors) to make up
to disguise oneself
huà jiě
to dissolve
to resolve (contradictions)
to dispel (doubts)
to iron out (difficulties)
to defuse (conflicts)
to neutralize (fears)
fū huà
breeding
to incubate
innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
róng huà
to melt (of ice, metals etc)
fū huà qì
incubator
apparatus for incubating eggs
dàn huà
to water down
to play down
to trivialize
to weaken
to become dull with time
to desalinate
desalination
tàn huà
to carbonize
dry distillation
carbonization
róng huà
to melt
to thaw
to dissolve
to blend into
to combine
to fuse
huà shēn
incarnation
reincarnation
embodiment (of abstract idea)
personification
Xuān huà
Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei
Xuanhua county in Zhangjiakou
fǔ huà
to rot
to decay
to become corrupt
Suí huà
Suihua prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
zào huà
good luck
Nature (as the mother of all things)
Fèng huà
Fenghua county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
huà míng
to use an alias
assumed name
pseudonym
huà xué shì
chemical formula (e.g. water H2O)
liè huà
to crack (fractionally distill oil)
kāi huà
to become civilized
to be open-minded
(of ice) to thaw
Dūn huà
Dunhua county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
chū shén rù huà
to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
guāng tiān huà rì
the full light of day (idiom)
fig. peace and prosperity
in broad daylight
Zhāng huà
Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
měi huà
to make more beautiful
to decorate
embellishment
Cóng huà
Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
Tōng huà
Tonghua prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
also Tonghua county
biǎo miàn huà
to come to the surface
to become apparent
lǜ huà
to make green with plants
to reforest
shí huà
to petrify
petrochemical industry
duō yàng huà
diversification
to diversify
Huái huà
Huaihua prefecture level city in Hunan
Hàn huà
to sinicize
sinicization
(software) Chinese localization
chǒu huà
to defame
to libel
to defile
to smear
to vilify
Zhāng huà xiàn
Zhanghua or Changhua county in west Taiwan
qīng yǎng huà
hydroxide (e.g. caustic soda NaOH)
zhōu yàng yìng huà
atherosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
yè huà qì
liquid gas
bottled gas (fuel)
huà xué gōng yè
chemical industry, abbr. to 化工[hua4 gong1]
cháng tài huà
normalized (statistics)
to normalize (relations etc)
to become the norm
biān yuán huà
to marginalize
marginalization
guó jì huà
to internationalize
internationalization
liàn huà
to refine
refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
huà nóng xìng
purulent (containing pus)
septic
diàn huà jiào yù
multimedia education
abbr. to 電教|电教
lǜ huà nà
sodium chloride NaCl
common salt
biàn huà duō duān
changeable
changing
varied
full of changes
shè huì huà
socialization
to socialize
to fit into society
to train sb for society
nián qīng huà
to make more youthful
to promote younger staff
nóng yè xiàn dài huà
modernization of agriculture, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
Wén huà Dà gé mìng
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Huái huà shì
Huaihua prefecture level city in Hunan
qīng yǎng huà nà
caustic soda
sodium hydroxide NaOH
qì huà
to vaporize
evaporation
carburetion
氣|气[qi4] transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath)
unvoicing of voiced consonant
fù zá huà
to complicate
to become complicated
liú huà qīng
hydrogen sulfide H2S
sulfureted hydrogen
duō yuán huà
diversification
pluralism
to diversify
dòng mài yìng huà
hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis
quán qiú nuǎn huà
global warming (Taiwan and Hong Kong usage)
written 全球變暖|全球变暖 in PRC
sī yǒu huà
privatization
to privatize
yī tǐ huà
integration
incorporation
unification
xiāo huà xì tǒng
digestive system
gastrointestinal tract
huà tán
to transform phlegm (TCM)
huà zuò
to change into
to turn into
to become
chǎn yè huà
to industrialize
industrialization
Zhōng shí huà
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司
mín zhǔ huà
to convert to democracy
democratic transformation
jiǎn dān huà
simplification
to simplify
zhèng cháng huà
normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)
zì yóu huà
liberalization
freeing (from sth)
Zhōng guó huà
to sinicize
to take on Chinese characteristics
hé fǎ huà
to legalize
to make legal
legalization
nèi huà
internalization
to internalize
jūn děng huà
to equalize
leveling
making uniform
běn dì huà
localization
adaptation (to foreign environment)
Fèng huà shì
Fenghu county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
fú huà
fluoridation
fluorination
rì huà
household chemicals (cleaning products etc) and toiletries
abbr. for 日用化學製品|日用化学制品
sì huà
abbr. for 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge4 xian4 dai4 hua4], Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
Zhāng huà shì
Zhanghua or Changhua city in west Taiwan, capital of Changhua county
Dé huà
Dehua county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
Zhōng guó shí huà
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
Xīn huà
Xinhua county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan
Hsinhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Ān huà
Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
Zūn huà
Zunhua county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
Xīng huà
Xinghua county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
gōng kāi huà
to publicize
openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost')
huà xué xiān wéi
synthetic fiber
chemical fiber
Tōng huà shì
Tonghua prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
dà zhòng wén huà
mass culture
popular culture
diǎn huà
magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal
fig. to reveal
to enlighten
Xīng huà shì
Xinghua county level city in Taizhou 泰州[Tai4 zhou1], Jiangsu
Cóng huà shì
Conghua county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong
tàn huà guī
silicon carbide
carborundum
jiǎn huà zì
simplified Chinese character
huà xué biàn huà
chemical change
chemical transformation
Huà zhōu
Huazhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
huà xiǎn wéi yí
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
dōng xī fāng wén huà
Eastern and Western culture
kuò dà huà
to extend the scope
to exaggerate
Guī huà
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
huà kāi
to spread out after being diluted or melted
to dissolve into a liquid
féng xiōng huà jí
misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
Suí huà shì
Suihua prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
nán xìng huà
to masculinize
masculinization
Guó jì Biāo zhǔn huà Zǔ zhī
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
chūn fēng huà yǔ
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
Shàn huà
Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Nán huà
Nanhua township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
huà xué xū yǎng liàng
chemical oxygen demand (an environmental indicator)
jiǎn huà
to make basic or alkaline
alkalization (chemistry)
Níng huà
Ninghua county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
duō jí huà
multi-polarization
multipolarization
multi-polarity
multipolar
pluralization
Zhān huà
Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
lǔ huà
to halogenate
halogenation (chemistry)
Chún huà
Chunhua County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
huà zhěng wéi líng
to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
divide and conquer
rén gé huà
to personalize
anthropomorphism
huán huà
to cyclize
cyclization (chemistry)
Dé huà xiàn
Dehua county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
guó jiā biāo zhǔn huà guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
Standardization administration of PRC SAC
Zhōng guó shí yóu huà gōng gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
abbr. to 中石化
Dūn huà shì
Dunhua county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
Zūn huà shì
Zunhua county level city in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
Liáng zhǔ wén huà
Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
Rén huà
see 仁化縣|仁化县[Ren2 hua4 Xian4]
wú hé huà
to make nuclear-free
to de-nuclearize
guò yǎng huà qīng méi
catalase (enzyme)
hydrogen peroxidase
sì gè xiàn dài huà
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
abbr. to 四化
chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng
urbanization level (of a city or town)
Lóng huà
Longhua county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
hé zuò huà
collectivization (in Marxist theory)
qīng yǎng huà gài
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
slaked lime
Xún huà
Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
Kāi huà xiàn
Kaihua county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
lǔ huà wù
halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc)
huà dí wéi yǒu
to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
Xīn huà xiàn
Xinhua county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan
yǎn huà
to evolve (of ideas, designs, constructions etc)
to develop and change
Lóng shān wén huà
Longshan culture
black pottery culture
Huà zhōu shì
Huazhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
Ān huà xiàn
Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
Lián hé guó Qì hòu Biàn huà Kuàng jià Gōng yuē
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
huà yǒng
to pupate
to turn into a chrysalis
yǒu xù huà
ordering (of a list, encyclopedia etc)
Huà lóng
Hualong Huizu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
huà wéi pào yǐng
lit. to turn into soap bubbles
to come to nothing (idiom)
tuì huà
(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis
(fig.) to be transformed
to metamorphose
to become degraded
Xiāng gǎng Wén huà Zhōng xīn
Hong Kong Cultural Center
huà zhuāng shì
dressing room
powder room
(Taiwan) toilets
huā zi
beggar (old term)
same as 花子
Yǎng sháo wén huà
Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
guó fáng xiàn dài huà
modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
fū huà chǎng
incubator
hatchery (for poultry etc)
Zhān huà xiàn
Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
jí tǐ huà
collectivization
to collectivize
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà le
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all
wén huà rè
cultural fever
cultural craze
Xīn huà zhèn
Hsinhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Shàn huà zhèn
Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
shù mǎ huà
to digitalize (e.g. data)
digitalization
Rén huà xiàn
Renhua county, Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong
Xuān huà qū
Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou city 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 shi4], Hebei
Níng huà xiàn
Ninghua county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
Tōng huà xiàn
Tonghua county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
Huà dé
Huade county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
ér huà
nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
also called retroflex final or r-ization
shùn huà
Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province
fū huà qī
incubation period
time for sth to develop
Lóng huà xiàn
Longhua county in Chengde 承德[Cheng2 de2], Hebei
Chún huà xiàn
Chunhua county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
shèng huà
sanctify
sanctification
consecrate
Nán huà xiāng
Nanhua township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
fēng huà zuò yòng
weathering (of rocks)
erosion (by wind etc)
wēi jī huà
miniaturization
micro-miniaturization
biàn jié huà
to facilitate
expedite
make convenient and fast
speed up
Dōng bā wén huà
Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan
wáng huà
beneficial influence of the sovereign
tóng huà zuò yòng
assimilation
anabolism (biology)
constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc)
Zhōng guó shí yóu hé huà xué gōng yè xié huì
China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association CPCIA
lǐ huà yīn sù
physical and chemical factors
gōng yè xiàn dài huà
modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
è gǎo wén huà
spoofing culture (web based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
Xuān huà xiàn
Xuanhua county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
wén huà céng
culture level (in archaeological site)
zuò huà
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
jīng mì huà
refinement
to add precision
rén mín gōng shè huà
collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)
nóng yè hé zuò huà
collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory)
lǐ qì huà tán
(TCM) to rectify 氣|气[qi4] and transform phlegm
jiān ruì huà
to intensify
to become acute
to come to a head
wǔ yǎng huà èr fán
Vanadium pentoxide V2O5
vanadic anhydride
gǎn huà yuàn
reformatory
reform school
diǎn xíng huà
stereotype
exemplar
typification
Xún huà xiàn
Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
Suí huà dì qū
Suihua prefecture, Heilongjiang
jiào huā zi
variant of 叫花子[jiao4 hua1 zi5]
zhèng huà
normalization
to normalize
shù huà yù
wood jade (type of petrified wood)
Huà lóng xiàn
Hualong Huizu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
Huà dé xiàn
Huade county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
qū huà zuò yòng
chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)
gōng yǒu huà
to nationalize
to take over as communal property
Dà huà xiàn
Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
lǔ huà yín
silver halide (usually chloride) used to fix photos
quàn huà
to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism)
to beg for alms
yī yǎng huà èr dàn
nitrous oxide N2O
laughing gas
suǐ guò yǎng huà wù méi
Myeloperoxidase (MPO), chemical in neutrophil granulocytes, used to kill pathogens
Dà huà Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi
nóng yè jí tǐ huà
collectivization of agriculture (under communism)
yì huà zuò yòng
catabolism (biology)
metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
dissimilation
páng guāng qì huà
bladder 氣|气[qi4] transformation in TCM
Tōng huà dì qū
former Tonghua prefecture, Jilin
Xún huà Sǎ lā zú zì zhì xiàn
Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
kē xué jì shù xiàn dài huà
modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
mù huà
to collect alms (Buddhism)
tōng xùn zì dòng huà
communications automation
Huà lóng huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Hualong Huizu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
huà zhāi
to beg for food (of monks)
Zūn huà xiàn
Zunhua county in Tangshan 唐山, Hebei, with the Eastern Qing tombs
Zunhua county level city
kuà guó huà
to internationalize
to globalize
xuè guǎn zhōu yàng yìng huà
atherosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
ér huà yùn
retroflex final
nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
nì gǔ bù huà
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
tàn huà qīng
hydrocarbon
same as 烴|烃[ting1]
èr yǎng huà yóu
brown oxidier
uranium dioxide
chóng zhèng huà
to renormalize
renormalization
liù fú huà yóu
uranium hexafluoride (UF6)
nóng cūn hé zuò huà
collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory)
jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuē
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà
fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平|邓小平, 四個現代化|四个现代化
sì fú huà guī
silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
guāng huà zuò yòng
photochemical effect
photosynthesis
photolysis
bèi yōu huà diào
lit. to be optimized away
to be fired
to be the victim of downsizing
lín huà gài
calcium phosphate (chemistry)
qīng huà qíng
hydrocyanic acid
hydrogen cyanide
sì fú huà yóu
uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)
sōng huà shí
turquoise (gemstone)
also written 松石
guò fèn jiǎn dān huà
oversimplification
to oversimplify
yǎng huà guàn
Hopcalite canister
Hopcalite cartridge
èr yǎng huà tàn gé lí
carbon sequestration
carbon dioxide sequestration
fēi gàng gǎn huà
deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)
kě cí huà tǐ
magnetic medium
material capable of being magnetized
nǎo gōng néng tè huà
specialization of brain function
shēng wù huà xué zhàn jì
biological-chemical warfare agent
Chún huà Xiàn
Chunhua County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
jī jìn huà
radicalization
to radicalize
lǜ huà nà
sodium chloride NaCl
common salt
chūn huà
(agriculture) vernalization
qīng yǎng huà měi
magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2
Zūn huà Xiàn
Zunhua County in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei, with the Eastern Qing tombs
Zunhua county level city
liàng huà
to quantize
quantization
quantitative
liàng huà kuān sōng
quantitative easing (finance)
chén huà
to age
to mature (wine, timber etc)
Fēi wù zhì Wén huà Yí chǎn
(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage
Shùn huà
Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province
fēng huà qū
see 紅燈區|红灯区[hong2 deng1 qu1]
shí gǔ bù huà
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
Dí huà
Dihua or Tihwa (old name of Ürümqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2])
Dì èr cì Hàn zì Jiǎn huà Fāng àn
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
abbr. to 二簡|二简[er4 jian3]
Suí huà Shì
Suihua prefecture level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
lǜ huà
to make green with plants
to reforest
bèi jǐng xū huà
background blurring (photography)
tuì huà biàn zhì
to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
to become depraved
Qí jiā wén huà
Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[He2 xi1 Zou3 lang2] c. 2000 BC
Xīn Wén huà Yùn dòng
the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
fig. to turn hostility into friendship
huà wǔ
chemical weapon
abbr. for 化學武器|化学武器[hua4 xue2 wu3 qi4]
huà wéi wū yǒu
to go up in smoke
to vanish
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
Huà lóng Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn
Hualong Huizu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
sì ge xiàn dài huà
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
abbr. to 四化
huà wài
(old) outside the sphere of civilization
Shì jiè Wén huà Yí chǎn
(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage
Zhōng guó Shí huà
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
Rén huà Xiàn
Renhua County, Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
chū shǐ huà
(computing) to initialize
initialization
Guó jiā Biāo zhǔn huà Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì
Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)
huàn huà
to be transformed
to metamorphose
transformation
metamorphosis
xì jù huà rén gé wéi cháng
histrionic personality disorder (HPD)
jiào huà
to enlighten
to civilize
to indoctrinate
to train (an animal)
shù lǐ huà
abbr. for mathematics 數學|数学[shu4 xue2], physics 物理[wu4 li3] and chemistry 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
wén huà quān
sphere of cultural influence
wēi huà
wafer (biscuit) (loanword)
guó chǎn huà
to localize (production)
localization
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
Dà huà Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Dà wèn kǒu wén huà
Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
yī tāi huà
practice of allowing only one child per family