合法化

héfǎhuà

verb #15,509

Meanings

1 to legalize
2 legalization

Characters

to fit; to match

-ize; to transform

Examples

HSK 6

这项政策使他们的身份合法化了。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè shǐ tāmen de shēnfèn héfǎhuà le.

This policy legalized their status.

HSK 7-9

很多国家在讨论大麻合法化的问题。

Hěnduō guójiā zài tǎolùn dàmá héfǎhuà de wèntí.

Many countries are debating the legalization of marijuana.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 化 (-huà) turns an adjective into a verb meaning 'to make [adjective]': 合法 (legal) + 化 = 合法化 (to legalize). Same pattern: 现代化, 国际化, 工业化.

Stroke Order

合 hé

法 fǎ

化 huà