催化 cuī huà ㄘㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceoi1 faa3
- to catalyze (a reaction); catalysis
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催
- 催促 cuī cù ㄘㄨㄟ ㄘㄨˋ ceoi1 cuk1 to urge
- 催眠 cuī mián ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ceoi1 min4 hypnosis
- 催乳 cuī rǔ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄖㄨˇ ceoi1 jyu5 to promote lactation
- 催吐 cuī tù ㄘㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˋ ceoi1 tou3 to induce vomiting
- 催命 cuī mìng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ceoi1 meng6 to press sb to death
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- 催奶 cuī nǎi ㄘㄨㄟ ㄋㄞˇ ceoi1 naai5 to promote lactation
- 催婚 cuī hūn ㄘㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄣ ceoi1 fan1 to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married
- 催帐 催帳 cuī zhàng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄓㄤˋ ceoi1 zoeng3 variant of 催账
- 催情 cuī qíng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ceoi1 cing4 to promote estrus
- 催收 cuī shōu ㄘㄨㄟ ㄕㄡ ceoi1 sau1 to urge sb to provide sth
- 催更 cuī gēng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄍㄥ ceoi1 gang3 (slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新)
- 催泪 催淚 cuī lèi ㄘㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˋ ceoi1 leoi6 to move to tears (of a story)
- 催熟 cuī shú ㄘㄨㄟ ㄕㄨˊ ceoi1 suk6 to promote ripening of fruit
- 催生 cuī shēng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄕㄥ ceoi1 saang1 to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby
- 催产 催產 cuī chǎn ㄘㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ ceoi1 caan2 to induce labor
- 催肥 cuī féi ㄘㄨㄟ ㄈㄟˊ ceoi1 fei4 to fatten (animal before slaughter)
- 催膘 cuī biāo ㄘㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄠ to feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time
- 催芽 cuī yá ㄘㄨㄟ ㄧㄚˊ ceoi1 ngaa4 to induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water); to encourage sprouting of tubers or cuttings (e.g. by applying warmth or chemicals)
- 催讨 催討 cuī tǎo ㄘㄨㄟ ㄊㄠˇ ceoi1 tou2 to demand repayment of debt
- 催证 催證 cuī zhèng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ceoi1 zing3 to call for the issue of a letter of credit (international trade)
化
- 僵化 jiāng huà ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ goeng1 faa3 to become rigid
- 优化 優化 yōu huà ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau1 faa3 to optimize
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 to put on makeup
- 化学 化學 huà xué ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ faa3 hok6 chemistry
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 化纤 化纖 huà xiān ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢ faa3 cim1 man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维)
- 化肥 huà féi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˊ faa3 fei4 chemical fertilizer
- 化装 化裝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 (of actors) to make up
- 化解 huà jiě ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ faa3 gaai2 to dissolve
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 化验 化驗 huà yàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ faa3 jim6 chemical examination
- 同化 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 faa3 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
- 孵化 fū huà ㄈㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fu1 faa3 breeding
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 恶化 惡化 è huà ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ok3 faa3 to worsen
- 教化 jiào huà ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaau3 faa3 to enlighten
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
Idioms with these characters
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ ceon1 fung1 faa3 jyu5 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
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- 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
- 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄖˋ gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 the full light of day (idiom)
- 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 dik6 wai4 jau5 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
- 化为泡影 化為泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ faa3 wai4 paau1 jing2 (idiom) to come to nothing
- 化为乌有 化為烏有 huà wéi wū yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 wai4 wu1 jau5 (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one