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进化

進化
jìnhuà
noun HSK 6 #5,861

Meanings

  1. 1 evolution
  2. 2 to evolve

Examples

HSK 4
科技在不断进化。
Kējì zài búduàn jìnhuà.
Technology is constantly evolving.
HSK 5
人类经过了几百万年的进化。
Rénlèi jīngguò le jǐbǎiwàn nián de jìnhuà.
Humans have gone through millions of years of evolution.
HSK 7-9
达尔文提出了进化论。
Dá'ěrwén tíchū le jìnhuàlùn.
Darwin proposed the theory of evolution.

Tips

usage
进化 is used for biological evolution and also metaphorically for technology or ideas advancing. The opposite is 退化 (tuìhuà, to degenerate/deteriorate).
usage
Common: 进化论 (theory of evolution), 进化过程 (evolutionary process), 自然进化 (natural evolution).

Stroke Order

进 jìn
化 huà