升华

升華

shēnghuá

verb HSK 7-9 #17,647

Meanings

1 to sublimate (physics)
2 to elevate; to raise to a higher level
3 to refine; to transcend

Characters

to rise; to ascend

splendid; magnificent

Literally 'to rise into splendor' - ascending to a higher, more refined state.

Examples

HSK 5

他把个人经历升华为艺术作品。

Tā bǎ gèrén jīnglì shēnghuá wéi yìshù zuòpǐn.

He elevated his personal experience into a work of art.

HSK 6

干冰可以直接升华成气体。

Gānbīng kěyǐ zhíjiē shēnghuá chéng qìtǐ.

Dry ice can sublimate directly into gas.

Tips

usage

升华 works both literally (chemistry: solid to gas) and figuratively (elevating something ordinary into something refined or transcendent). The figurative use is very common in essays and speeches.

Stroke Order

升 shēng

华 huá