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软化 (ruǎn huà): To soften (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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软化 consists of 2 characters.

软 • ruǎn • soft • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

ruǎn软

soft

化 • huà • to change, transform, convert • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

huà化

to change, transform, convert

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Pinyinruǎn huà

Meaningto soften; softening

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

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More common words that include characters from 软化.

Words with 软

软件ruǎn jiànsoftware
柔软róu ruǎnsoft
软弱ruǎn ruòWeak
软实力ruǎn shí lìSoft power
心软xīn ruǎnsoft-hearted; tender-hearted; easily moved
手软shǒu ruǎnto be lenient
松软sōng ruǎnsoft and fluffy
软禁ruǎn jìnhouse arrest

Words with 化

变化biàn huàchange
文化wén huàculture
化学huà xuéchemistry
消化xiāo huàdigest
现代化

xiàn dài huà

modernization

优化yōu huàto optimize

化妆huà zhuāngmake up; apply cosmetics

化石huà shífossil

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Example Sentences with 软化

Huáng黄

yóu油

zài在

shì室

wēn温

xià下

huì会

ruǎn软

huà化

。

Butter will soften at room temperature.

Tā他

de的

tài态

dù度

zhú逐

jiàn渐

ruǎn软

huà化

，

tóng

同

yì意

le了

wǒ我

de的

qǐng请

qiú求

。

His attitude gradually softened, and he agreed to my request.