Making "-ize" and "-ify" verbs with "hua" (Redirected from ASGS6UKN) Level B2 Similar to Used for Describing actions Keywords 化 The suffix 化 (huà) can be added to the end of many Chinese words to make them into verbs, the equivalent of "-ize" or "-ify" in English. Contents 1 Structure 2 Examples 2.1 With a Noun 2.2 With an Adjective 3 Sources and further reading 3.1 Books Structure You can take some Chinese nouns and adjectives and add a 化 to the end of them to make "-ize" or "-ify" them. Basically, 化 takes the noun or adjective and makes it into a verb. One example of how we do that in English is to take the word "modern" and turn it into "modernize." Most of the time, the Chinese words that 化 is added to are two-character words. Noun / Adj. + 化 Examples The following is a short list of examples 化 words and sentences. Note that while the suffix 化 most often corresponds to "-ize" or "-ify" in English, these are not the only options in English. (Ah, you gotta love the endless variety of the English language!) With a Noun 现代化 modernize 中国化 sinicize, Chinese-ify 美国化 Americanize KFC 的 中国 本土化 经营 做 得 非常 成功。 KFC's Chinese localization has been implemented very successfully. 邓小平 提出了 四 个 现代化：工业现代化、农业现代化、国防现代化、科学技术现代化。 Deng Xiaoping set forth the Four Modernizations: industrial modernization, agricultural modernization, national defense modernization, and scientific technology modernization. 现在 我们 公司 的工作 流程 和 人事 管理 已经 初步 制度化 了。 These days our company's workflows and HR management have already started to be systematized. With an Adjective 美化 beautification 绿化 "greenify" 软化 soften 你 应该 让 黄油 软化，然后 跟 面包 一起 吃。 You should allow the butter to soften, then eat it with bread. 我们 保护 环境 是 为了 美化 我们 的 城市。 We protect the environment in order to beautify our city. 每年 我们 的 绿化 面积 都 在 扩大。 Every year our green[ified] area is expanding. Sources and further reading Books 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 68) [ →buy] Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) (pp. 17) →buy Short-term Spoken Chinese: Intermediate (汉语口语速成中级篇) (pp. 90) [ →buy]