HSK · Level 101
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Chinese word
孵化
Pronunciation
Pinyinfū huà
Meaning
- verbhatch
Example
鸡蛋很快就会孵化。jī dàn hěn kuài jiù huì fū huà
The eggs will hatch soon.
More examples
创业团队在导师的帮助下把原型孵化成市场可用的新产品。chuàng yè tuán duì zài dǎo shī de bāng zhù xià bǎ yuán xíng fū huà chéng shì chǎng kě yòng de xīn chán pǐn
With help from a mentor, the startup team incubated the prototype into a new product ready for the market.
Core concept
Time, warmth, and growth bring an unseen embryo to the moment it appears outside its shell.
Common phrases
孵化 鸡蛋fū huà jī dàn
incubate eggs
孵化 企业fū huà qǐ yè
incubate enterprises
孵化 新产品fū huà xīn chán pǐn
incubate new products
Similar words
孵fū: Hatch from an egg as the young animal comes out.
孵育fū yù: Keep eggs warm in suitable conditions so the young animals develop and hatch.
出壳chū ké: Come out of a broken shell as a young animal.
Definition in Chinese
卵经过一段时间的孵育后破壳，内部的胚胎或幼体出现luǎn jīng guò yí duàn shí jiān de fū yù hòu pò ké nèi bù de pēi tāi huò yòu tǐ chū xiàn
Word origin
孵 (fū, "incubate") + 化 (huà, "become") connects sustained care of an egg with its becoming visible as a young animal.
Usage tips
- In modern Chinese, 孵化 (fūhuà, "hatch") can also describe an idea, project, or company being developed until it is ready to emerge, extending the egg image into business language.
Other meanings
- incubateverb
- hatchingnoun
Related words
- 孵化器fū huà qìincubatornoun
- 孵化中心fū huà zhōng xīnincubation centernoun
- 孵化率fū huà lǜhatching ratenoun