转化

轉化

zhuǎnhuà

verb HSK 5 #11,821

Meanings

1 to change; to convert; to transform
2 transformation; conversion

Characters

to turn; to change; to transfer

to transform; -ization

Turning into something else — a fundamental transformation.

Examples

太阳能可以转化为电能。

Tàiyángnéng kěyǐ zhuǎnhuà wéi diànnéng.

Solar energy can be converted into electrical energy.

知识要转化为实际能力。

Zhīshi yào zhuǎnhuà wéi shíjì nénglì.

Knowledge needs to be transformed into practical ability.

矛盾可以在一定条件下互相转化。

Máodùn kěyǐ zài yīdìng tiáojiàn xià hùxiāng zhuǎnhuà.

Contradictions can transform into each other under certain conditions.

Tips

usage

转化 emphasizes a fundamental change in nature. Compare with 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn, to change/shift — more general) and 变化 (biànhuà, change — can be any change). Pattern: A转化为B (A transforms into B).

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

化 huà