恶化
Old HSK 6
恶化 (èhuà) · to worsen
恶化 (èhuà) means “to worsen; to deteriorate”. It is written with 2 characters: 恶 (bad) + 化 (-ize). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 恶化 is built
The characters
恶 è · bad
What 恶 is made of
- 亚yà — Asia
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 亚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
化 huà · -ize
What 化 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
他的病情突然恶化了。Tā de bìngqíng tūrán èhuà le.His condition suddenly worsened.
两国关系没有继续恶化。Liǎng guó guānxi méiyǒu jìxù èhuà.Relations between the two countries didn't get any worse.
Questions about 恶化
What does 恶化 mean?
恶化 (èhuà) means “to worsen; to deteriorate”.
How do you pronounce 恶化?
恶化 is pronounced èhuà.
Which HSK level is 恶化?
恶化 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 恶心ěxīnto feel sick
- 恶劣èlièbad
- 丑恶chǒu'èugly
- 可恶kěwùhateful
- 凶恶xiōng'èfierce
- 厌恶yànwùto detest
- 变化biànhuàchange
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 化学huàxuéchemistry
Learn 恶化 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.