光化作用

guānghuàzuòyòng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 photochemical reaction
  2. 2 photolysis
  3. 3 photosynthesis

Examples

HSK 5
Guānghuàzuòyòng shì mǒuxiē huàxué fǎnyìng zài guāngzhào xià jìnxíng de guòchéng.
Photolysis is the process by which certain chemical reactions take place under light.
HSK 7-9
Chòuyǎngcéng de pòhuài yǔ guānghuàzuòyòng yǒuguān.
The destruction of the ozone layer is related to photochemical reactions.

Tips

usage
In modern Chinese, 光合作用 is the standard term for plant photosynthesis. 光化作用 now refers more generally to any photochemical reaction, including atmospheric chemistry like smog formation.
memory
Break it down: 光 (light) + 化 (transform) + 作用 (effect) = 'the effect of light causing transformation'. 作用 is a useful suffix that turns physical processes into nouns (反作用 reaction, 副作用 side effect).

Stroke Order

光 guāng
化 huà
作 zuò
用 yòng