合法化

héfǎhuà

verb #15,509

Meanings

1 to legalize
2 legalization

Characters

to fit; to match

-ize; to transform

Examples

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.

这项政策使他们的身份合法化了。

Zhèxiàng zhèngcè shǐ tāmen de shēnfèn héfǎhuà le.

This policy legalized their status.

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