异化

異化

yìhuà

noun #66,352

Meanings

1 alienation (philosophy / Marxism)
2 dissimilation (linguistics)
3 to become alienated; to differentiate

Characters

different; foreign

-ization; to transform

Examples

马克思讨论了劳动的异化。

Mǎkèsī tǎolùn le láodòng de yìhuà.

Marx discussed the alienation of labor.

技术使人与自然的关系发生了异化。

Jìshù shǐ rén yǔ zìrán de guānxì fāshēng le yìhuà.

Technology has alienated the relationship between humanity and nature.

Tips

register

Two distinct technical senses: in philosophy = Marxist Entfremdung/alienation; in linguistics = dissimilation (a sound change opposite of assimilation 同化). Context disambiguates — both are formal academic register.

Stroke Order

异 yì

化 huà