理想化

lǐxiǎnghuà

verb #27,012

Meanings

1 to idealize
2 to portray or see something as ideal or perfect

Characters

reason; principle; to manage

to think; to want; to miss

to change; to transform; -ize (suffix)

Examples

我们不应该把过去理想化。

Wǒmen bù yīnggāi bǎ guòqù lǐxiǎnghuà.

We shouldn't idealize the past.

她把爱情理想化了，现实让她失望。

Tā bǎ àiqíng lǐxiǎnghuà le, xiànshí ràng tā shīwàng.

She had idealized romance, and reality disappointed her.

Tips

grammar

理想化 is formed by adding 化 (-ize/-ify) to 理想 (ideal). This -化 suffix is very productive in Chinese: 现代化 (to modernize), 系统化 (to systematize), 简单化 (to oversimplify).

Stroke Order

理 lǐ

想 xiǎng

化 huà