石化

shíhuà

verb #21,962

Meanings

1 to petrify
2 to turn to stone
3 petrochemical

Characters

to transform / to change

Examples

她吓得石化在原地，一动不动。

Tā xià de shíhuà zài yuándì, yī dòng bú dòng.

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

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.

看到这个消息，他整个人都石化了。

Kàn dào zhège xiāoxi, tā zhěngrén dōu shíhuà le.

Seeing this news, he was completely stunned.

Tips

usage

石化 has two distinct meanings: (1) to petrify / be stunned into stillness (colloquial), 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