丑化

醜化

chǒuhuà

verb #35,131

Meanings

1 to vilify
2 to defame / smear
3 to caricature unflatteringly
4 to portray as ugly or evil

Characters

-ify (verbal suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

这部电影丑化了那段历史。

Zhè bù diànyǐng chǒuhuà le nà duàn lìshǐ.

This film paints that historical period in a distorted, ugly light.

HSK 7-9

媒体不应丑化任何群体。

Méitǐ bù yīng chǒuhuà rènhé qúntǐ.

The media should not vilify any group of people.

Tips

grammar

丑 (ugly) + 化 (-ify) = 'to uglify' - the 化 suffix builds change-of-state verbs. Compare: 美化 (beautify), 简化 (simplify), 现代化 (modernize), 妖魔化 (demonize). 丑化 is the antonym of 美化.

Stroke Order

丑 chǒu

化 huà