石化

shíhuà

verb #21,962

Meanings

1 to petrify
2 to turn to stone
3 petrochemical

Characters

to transform / to change

Examples

HSK 4

看到这个消息，他整个人都石化了。

Kàndào zhège xiāoxi, tā zhěnggè rén dōu shíhuà le.

Seeing this news, he was completely stunned.

HSK 5

这个地区的石化工业非常发达。

Zhège dìqū de shíhuà gōngyè fēicháng fādá.

The petrochemical industry in this region is very developed.

HSK 7-9

她吓得石化在原地，一动不动。

Tā xià de shíhuà zài yuándì, yídòngbúdòng.

She was so scared she froze to the spot, not moving at all.

Tips

usage

石化 has two distinct meanings: (1) to petrify / be stunned into stillness, as in 吓得石化; (2) petrochemical industry, short for 石油化工. Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

石 shí

化 huà