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淡化

淡化 (dàn huà): Weaken / fade (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

淡化 consists of 2 characters.

thin; light in colour; tasteless

to change, transform, convert

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Pinyindàn huà

Meaningweaken / fade

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word淡化

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3.

How to Use 淡化 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 淡化 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

dàn淡

huà化

sè色

cǎi彩

neutral

fade the color

dàn淡

huà化

yǐng影

xiǎng响

neutral

diminish the impact

dàn淡

huà化

máo矛

dùn盾

neutral

downplay conflicts

Adverb + Verbwith逐渐

zhú逐

jiàn渐

dàn淡

huà化

Verb + Complementwith处理

dàn淡

huà化

chǔ处

lǐ理

4.

Example Sentences with 淡化

tā他

yòng用

shuǐ水

dàn淡

huà化

kā咖

fēi啡

neutral

gradually fade

formal

Written

handle by downplaying

。

He dilutes the coffee with water.

suí随

zhe着

shí时

jiān间

tuī推

yí移

，

nà那

duàn段

bù不

yú愉

kuài快

de的

jì记

yì忆

zhú逐

jiàn渐

dàn淡

huà化

le了

。

As time passed, that unpleasant memory gradually faded.

gōng公

sī司

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

shì试

tú图

dàn淡

huà化

zhè这

cì次

cái财

wù务

wēi危

jī机

de的

yán严

zhòng重

xìng性

。

The company's management attempted to downplay the severity of this financial crisis.

shí时

jiān间

huì会

dàn淡

huà化

wǒ我

men们

de的

jì记

yì忆

。

Time will fade our memories.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

tā他

shì是

zài在

kè刻

yì意

dàn淡

huà化

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zé责

rèn任

ma吗

？

Don't you think he is deliberately downplaying his own responsibility?

lì历

shǐ史

de的

yǐng影

xiǎng响

wú无

fǎ法

qīng轻

yì易

dàn淡

huà化

，

tā它

sù塑

zào造

le了

wǒ我

men们

de的

xiàn现

zài在

。

The influence of history cannot be easily weakened; it has shaped our present.

zhèng政

fǔ府

shì试

tú图

dàn淡

huà化

zhè这

cì次

shì事

gù故

de的

yǐng影

xiǎng响

。

The government tried to downplay the impact of the accident.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

dàn淡

huà化

chōng冲

tū突

，

dàn但

shuāng双

fāng方

de的

fēn分

qí歧

yī依

rán然

gēn根

shēn深

dì蒂

gù固

。

Although he tried to downplay the conflict, the differences between the two sides remained deeply entrenched.

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