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

HSK 3

我们不应该把过去理想化。

Wǒmen bù yīnggāi bǎ guòqù lǐxiǎnghuà.

We shouldn't idealize the past.

HSK 4

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