美化

měihuà

verb HSK 7-9 #17,074

Meanings

1 to beautify
2 to embellish
3 to whitewash

Characters

to transform; -ify

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 4

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