激化

jīhuà

verb HSK 7-9 #28,207

Meanings

1 to intensify
2 to sharpen
3 to aggravate

Characters

excite; intensify

change; transform; -ize

Examples

HSK 5

双方的矛盾不断激化。

Shuāngfāng de máodùn búduàn jīhuà.

The conflict between the two sides keeps intensifying.

HSK 7-9

他的发言激化了局势。

Tā de fāyán jīhuà le júshì.

His speech aggravated the situation.

Tips

usage

激化 is almost always used with negative things: conflicts (矛盾), tensions (紧张局势), contradictions. It means making something already bad become worse.

Stroke Order

激 jī

化 huà