本土化

běntǔhuà

verb #64,860

Meanings

1 to localize; localization (adapting to the local context)

Characters

root; this; native

-ize; to transform

Examples

这家外国品牌在中国做了很多本土化工作。

Zhè jiā wàiguó pǐnpái zài Zhōngguó zuò le hěn duō běntǔhuà gōngzuò.

This foreign brand has done a lot of localization work in China.

软件的本土化需要翻译和文化调整。

Ruǎnjiàn de běntǔhuà xūyào fānyì hé wénhuà tiáozhěng.

Software localization requires translation and cultural adjustment.

Tips

usage

Suffix 化 ('-ize / -ification') turns 本土 ('local soil / native ground') into the verb/noun 'to localize'. Compare 国际化 (internationalize), 数字化 (digitize), 智能化 (to make intelligent).

Stroke Order

本 běn

土 tǔ

化 huà