国有化

國有化

guóyǒuhuà

verb #77,365

Meanings

HSK 4

政府决定把石油公司国有化。

Zhèngfǔ juédìng bǎ shíyóu gōngsī guóyǒuhuà.

The government decided to nationalize the oil company.

HSK 7-9

银行国有化引发了激烈讨论。

Yínháng guóyǒuhuà yǐnfā le jīliè tǎolùn.

Bank nationalization triggered heated discussion.

grammar

The suffix 化 (huà) turns a noun/adjective into a verb meaning 'to make into / -ize'. Compare 现代化 (modernize), 私有化 (privatize), 全球化 (globalize).

国 guó

有 yǒu

化 huà