腐化

fǔhuà

verb HSK 7-9 #19,979

Meanings

1 to become corrupt
2 to degenerate
3 to corrupt

Characters

rotten; corrupt

to change; to transform

Examples

HSK 6

权力容易使人腐化。

Quánlì róngyì shǐ rén fǔhuà.

Power easily corrupts people.

HSK 7-9

他的生活作风越来越腐化。

Tā de shēnghuó zuòfēng yuèláiyuè fǔhuà.

His lifestyle has become increasingly decadent.

Tips

usage

腐化 emphasizes the process of becoming corrupt or morally degenerate, while 腐败 describes the state of being corrupt. 腐化堕落 is a common four-character phrase meaning to degenerate morally.

Stroke Order

腐 fǔ

化 huà