男性化

nánxìnghuà

verb #24,904

Meanings

1 to masculinize
2 masculinization
3 to become more masculine

Characters

sex/gender/nature

-ize/-ification (transformative suffix)

Examples

激素治疗可能导致男性化。

Jīsù zhìliáo kěnéng dǎozhì nánxìnghuà.

Hormone therapy may cause masculinization.

她的风格越来越男性化。

Tā de fēnggé yuèláiyuè nánxìnghuà.

Her style has become increasingly masculine.

Tips

grammar

男性化 follows the pattern [gender] + 性 + 化: 男性化 (masculinize) vs 女性化 (feminize). The suffix 化 (-ize/-ification) turns a noun or adjective into a process verb. This pattern is highly productive in Chinese: 现代化 (modernize), 国际化 (internationalize).

Stroke Order

男 nán

性 xìng

化 huà