两极化

兩極化

liǎngjíhuà

verb

Meanings

1 to polarize
2 polarization
3 to become divergent into two extremes

Characters

-ize; to transform

Examples

社会舆论日益两极化。

Shèhuì yúlùn rìyì liǎngjíhuà.

Public opinion is becoming more and more polarized.

贫富两极化是个严重的社会问题。

Pínfù liǎngjíhuà shì ge yánzhòng de shèhuì wèntí.

Wealth polarization is a serious social problem.

Tips

grammar

化 is a productive suffix that turns nouns/adjectives into verbs meaning 'to become / make into', much like English '-ize'. Compare 美化 (beautify), 国际化 (internationalize), 简化 (simplify).

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

极 jí

化 huà