美化

měihuà

verb HSK 7 #17,074

Meanings

1 to beautify
2 to embellish
3 to whitewash

Characters

to transform; -ify

Examples

政府投入大量资金美化城市环境。

Zhèngfǔ tóurù dàliàng zījīn měihuà chéngshì huánjìng.

The government invested heavily to beautify the city's environment.

我们不应该美化战争。

Wǒmen bù yīnggāi měihuà zhànzhēng.

We shouldn't whitewash war.

Tips

usage

美化 can be positive (beautify a park) or negative (whitewash/glorify something bad). Context determines which meaning: 美化环境 (positive) vs. 美化历史 (negative, glossing over the truth).

Stroke Order

美 měi

化 huà