Chinese word

腐化

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǔ huà

Meaning

  • verbbecome corrupt

Example

他在权力面前慢慢腐化了。tā zài quán lì miàn qián màn màn fǔ huà le

He gradually became corrupt in the face of power.

Illustration for 腐化 (become corrupt)

More examples

缺乏正确的教育容易使年轻人的价值观被物质影响而腐化。quē fá zhèng què de jiào yù róng yì shǐ nián qīng rén de jià zhí guān bèi wù zhì yíng xiǎng ér fǔ huà

A lack of proper education can easily cause young people's values to become corrupt under the influence of material things.

Core concept

A healthy person, character, or social climate gradually goes bad under internal or external influence.

Common phrases

  • 品行腐化pǐn xíng fǔ huà

    character becomes corrupt

  • 价值观腐化jià zhí guān fǔ huà

    values become corrupt

Similar words

堕落duò luò: Becomes morally worse as conduct declines and personal character weakens.
腐败fǔ bài: Loses honesty, integrity, or proper order through misconduct, especially in an organization.
败坏bài huài: Spoils someone's moral character or good name and makes it worse.
沦落lún luò: Declines into a low and miserable condition in life, status, or moral behavior.

Definition in Chinese

指受内在或外来影响而逐渐变坏，可用于形容个人品质、道德风尚或整体风气的堕落。zhǐ shòu nèi zài huò wài lái yíng xiǎng ér zhú jiàn biàn huài kě yòng yú xíng róng gè rén pǐn zhì dào dé fēng shàng huò zhéng tǐ fēng qì de duò luò

Word origin

腐 (fǔ, "rotten") + 化 (huà, "to become") presents corruption as a change into a rotten state, extending physical decay to a person's character or a group's moral climate.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word usually describes a person, group, or social atmosphere, not a small mistake or a temporary bad mood.

Other meanings

  • decayverb
  • rotverb

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