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恶化

èhuà

to worsen; to deteriorate

A small house under a sky half sunny, half stormy
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Characters in this word

恶 è

Strokes
10
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
亚 Asia 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 恶

化 huà

Strokes
4
Radical
匕 — spoon, ladle
Made of
亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle

Example phrases

  • 如果谈判继续停滞,边境局势可能进一步恶化。 Rúguǒ tánpàn jìxù tíngzhì, biānjìng júshì kěnéng jìnyíbu èhuà. If the negotiations remain stalled, the border situation may deteriorate further.
  • 天气突然恶化,航班全都取消了。 Tiānqì tūrán èhuà, hángbān quándōu qǔxiāo le. The weather suddenly turned bad and all the flights were cancelled.
  • 他的病情最近恶化了,需要马上住院。 Tā de bìngqíng zuìjìn èhuà le, xūyào mǎshàng zhùyuàn. His condition has worsened recently and he needs to go into hospital at once.

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