Definition & Meaning

1.become civilized; progress from barbarity to civilization

2.(of ice, snow, etc.) unfreeze; thaw

Words with kai hua

kāi huà

开 化

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1
v.become civilized; progress from barbarity to civilization
- shǐ kāi huà
  使开化
  civilize
- kāi huà shè huì
  开化社会
  civilized society
- wèi kāi huà de
  未开化的
  uncivilized
antonym
yě mán野蛮
2
v.dial(of ice, snow, etc.) unfreeze; thaw
- dòng tǔ zhú jiàn kāi huà le
  冻土逐渐开化了。
  The frozen earth is thawing.
- jīn nián bīng dòng kāi huà de zǎo
  今年冰冻开化得早。
  The thaw came early this year.
antonym
dòng bīng冻冰
3
adj.open-minded
- nǎo jīn bù kāi huà
  脑筋不开化
  narrow-minded
- zài tā de miáo xiě zhōng biān jiāng shì gè huāng wú zhī dì zhù zhe yī xiē wèi kāi huà de yě mán rén
  在她的描写中，边疆是个荒芜之地，住着一些未开化的野蛮人。
  She depicted the frontier as a howling wilderness inhabited by uncivilized savages.
antonym
yú mèi愚昧 méng mèi蒙昧 cǎo mèi草昧

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