矮化 ǎi huà ㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ai2 faa3
- (plant pathology) to become stunted
- (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc)
- (fig.) to diminish the status of; to disparage
- (fig.) to downplay
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矮
- 矮小 ǎi xiǎo ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ai2 siu2 short and small
- 低矮 dī ǎi ㄉㄧ ㄞˇ dai1 ai2 short
- 矮人 ǎi rén ㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ ai2 jan4 dwarf
- 矮凳 ǎi dèng ㄞˇ ㄉㄥˋ ai2 dang3 low stool
- 矮子 ǎi zi ㄞˇ ˙ㄗ ai2 zi2 short person
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- 矮星 ǎi xīng ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ai2 sing1 dwarf star
- 矮林 ǎi lín ㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ai2 lam4 coppice
- 矮树 矮樹 ǎi shù ㄞˇ ㄕㄨˋ ai2 syu6 short tree
- 矮油 ǎi yóu ㄞˇ ㄧㄡˊ ai2 jau4 (slang) alternative for 哎呦 "oh my!"
- 矮瓜 ǎi guā ㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄚ ai2 gwaa1 eggplant (Cantonese)
- 矮矬 ǎi cuó ㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄛˊ short (in stature)
- 矮胖 ǎi pàng ㄞˇ ㄆㄤˋ ai2 bun6 short and stout
- 矮鹿 ǎi lù ㄞˇ ㄌㄨˋ ai2 luk2 Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
- 高矮 gāo ǎi ㄍㄠ ㄞˇ gou1 ai2 height (i.e. whether short or tall)
- 棕矮星 zōng ǎi xīng ㄗㄨㄥ ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥ zung1 ai2 sing1 brown dwarf star
- 白矮星 bái ǎi xīng ㄅㄞˊ ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥ baak6 ai2 sing1 white dwarf
- 矮个儿 矮個兒 ǎi gè r ㄞˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄦ ai2 go3 ji4 a person of short stature
- 矮半截 ǎi bàn jié ㄞˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ai2 bun3 zit6 to be inferior to
- 矮呆病 ǎi dāi bìng ㄞˇ ㄉㄞ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ai2 ngoi4 beng6 cretinism
- 矮地茶 ǎi dì chá ㄞˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄚˊ ai2 dei6 caa4 (loanword) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) (herb)
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