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硬化

/ yìnghuà /
Strokes

Definition

to harden/hardening/sclerosis/fig. to become rigid or inflexible in opinions/to ossify

Example

As a Verb

harden

1
hòu
yìnghuà
硬化
chéng
yánshí
岩石

be hardened into a rock by heat

2
lěng
yìnghuà
硬化

air hardening

3
Lěngquè
冷却
yìnghuà
硬化

be hardened by cooling

4
Chuí
锤击
yìnghuà
硬化

hardening by hammering

As a Noun

sclerosis

5
Xuèguǎn
血管
yìnghuà
硬化

vascular sclerosis

6
Gānyìnghuà
肝硬化

cirrhosis

7
Dòngmài
动脉
yàng
粥样
yìnghuà
硬化

atherosclerosis

8
Dòngmàiyìnghuà
动脉硬化

hardening of arteries

As a Verb

(of thought) become rigid; be stereotyped