harden; solidify; become rigid
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to harden; to solidify; to become hard (of materials)
Used for physical materials like rubber, blood vessels, concrete, or road surfaces.
Shēng生
xiàng橡
jiāo胶
yù遇
lěng冷
róng容
yì易
yìng硬
huà化
，
yù遇
rè热
róng容
yì易
ruǎn软
huà化
。
Raw rubber hardens easily when cold and softens easily when heated.
Tā他
de的
dòng动
mài脉
yìng硬
huà化
le了
，
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
biàn变
shēng生
huó活
xí习
guàn惯
。
His arteries have hardened, and he needs to change his lifestyle.
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Cūn村
lǐ里
gāng刚
gāng刚
wán完
chéng成
le了
dào道
lù路
yìng硬
huà化
gōng工
chéng程
。
The village has just completed the road hardening/paving project.
verb
to become rigid; to ossify; to stagnate (of thinking, attitudes, or systems)
Metaphorical use describing inflexible thinking, rigid attitudes, or ossified bureaucratic systems. Often negative.
Rú如
guǒ果
wǒ我
men们
bù不
xué学
xí习
xīn新
zhī知
shi识
，
sī思
xiǎng想
jiù就
huì会
yìng硬
huà化
。
If we don't learn new knowledge, our thinking will become rigid.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhì制
dù度
yǐ已
jīng经
yìng硬
huà化
，
jí急
xū需
gǎi改
gé革
。
The company's management system has become ossified and urgently needs reform.
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Tán谈
pàn判
xiàn陷
rù入
jiāng僵
jú局
，
shuāng双
fāng方
lì立
chǎng场
dōu都
yìng硬
huà化
le了
。
The negotiations have reached an impasse, and both sides' positions have hardened.