Chinese word

融化

Pronunciation

Pinyinróng huà

Meaning

  • verbmelt

Example

雪很快就融化了。xuě hěn kuài jiù róng huà le

The snow melted quickly.

Illustration for 融化 (melt)

More examples

气温升高后，冰川开始融化。qì wēn shēng gāo hòu bīng chuān kāi shǐ róng huà

After the air temperature rose, the glacier started to melt.

Core concept

Something firm or emotionally closed slowly loses its fixed shape and becomes fluid or warm.

Common phrases

  • 冰川融化bīng chuān róng huà

    glacier melt

  • 冰块融化bīng kuài róng huà

    ice cube melt

Similar words

熔化róng huà: Become liquid when intense heat is applied to metal, rock, or a similar material.
溶解róng jiě: Dissolve into a liquid until it blends with another substance.
消融xiāo róng: Disappear or shrink as snow or ice melts in warmth.
融解róng jiě: Undergo a gradual change from solid material to liquid material.

Definition in Chinese

指物体因受热或其他作用由固态变为液态或变软，也常用于比喻，表示人或事物的态度、情感逐渐变得柔和亲近。zhǐ wù tǐ yīn shòu rè huò qí tā zuò yòng yóu gù tài biàn wéi yè tài huò biàn ruǎn yě cháng yòng yú bǐ yù biǎo shì rén huò shì wù de tài dù qíng gǎn zhú jiàn biàn de róu hé qīn jìn

Word origin

融 (róng, "melt or blend") + 化 (huà, "change") forms a word for changing into a melted or blended state, which also supports its figurative use for becoming less guarded.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, the subject can be 心 (xīn, "heart"), as in 心都融化了 (xīn dōu rónghuà le, "the heart has melted"), so a tender reaction is often described through the heart.

Other meanings

  • dissolveverb

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