融化

rónghuà

verb HSK 7-9 #6,011

Meanings

1 to melt
2 to thaw

Characters

change; transform

Examples

HSK 4

春天来了，河面上的冰开始融化。

Chūntiān lái le, hémiàn shàng de bīng kāishǐ rónghuà.

Spring has come and the ice on the river is starting to melt.

HSK 4

巧克力在嘴里慢慢融化了。

Qiǎokèlì zài zuǐlǐ mànmàn rónghuà le.

The chocolate slowly melted in my mouth.

HSK 6

她的笑容融化了他冰冷的心。

Tā de xiàoróng rónghuà le tā bīnglěng de xīn.

Her smile melted his cold heart.

Tips

usage

融化 is used both literally (ice/snow melting) and figuratively (melting someone's heart). For metals melting at high temperatures, use 熔化 (rónghuà) instead.

Stroke Order

融 róng

化 huà