{{Grammar Box}} 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. == Structure == You can take some Chinese [[noun]]s and [[adjective]]s 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.
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