轿车化

轎車化

jiàochēhuà

noun

Meanings

1 sedanization
2 the trend of designing non-sedan vehicles with sedan-like comfort or proportions

Characters

sedan / carriage

-ize / to transform

Examples

现在很多 SUV 都朝轿车化方向发展。

Xiànzài hěn duō SUV dōu cháo jiàochēhuà fāngxiàng fāzhǎn.

A lot of SUVs now are moving in a more sedan-like direction.

皮卡的轿车化是近几年的新趋势。

Píkǎ de jiàochēhuà shì jìn jǐ nián de xīn qūshì.

The 'sedanization' of pickup trucks is a trend of the last few years.

Tips

grammar

The suffix -化 (equivalent to English '-ize / -ization') turns nouns into process nouns: 现代化 'modernization,' 城市化 'urbanization,' 电动化 'electrification.' 轿车化 = 'becoming more sedan-like.' Used mostly in industry commentary.

Stroke Order

轿 jiào

车 chē

化 huà