淡化

dànhuà

verb HSK 7 #30,724

Meanings

1 to play down
2 to downplay
3 to water down
4 to weaken
5 to desalinate

Characters

light; pale; bland; diluted

to transform; -ize

Examples

随着时间的推移，这件事的影响逐渐淡化了。

Suízhe shíjiān de tuīyí, zhè jiàn shì de yǐngxiǎng zhújiàn dànhuà le.

As time passed, the impact of this event gradually faded.

官方试图淡化这次事故的严重性。

Guānfāng shìtú dànhuà zhè cì shìgù de yánzhòngxìng.

Officials tried to downplay the severity of this accident.

Tips

usage

Can be transitive (to deliberately downplay something) or intransitive (to gradually fade). Also used literally for desalination: 海水淡化 (hǎishuǐ dànhuà, seawater desalination).

Stroke Order

淡 dàn

化 huà