融化

rónghuà

verb HSK 7 #6,011

Meanings

1 to melt
2 to thaw

Characters

change; transform

Examples

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.

巧克力在嘴里慢慢融化了。

Qiǎokèlì zài zuǐ lǐ mànmàn rónghuà le.

The chocolate slowly melted in my mouth.

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