HSK 3 · Change & Development

现代化

xiàn dài huà

modernization

Stroke order of 现代化

3 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

现 · 8 strokes代 · 5 strokes 化 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Now-time (现代) plus the changing-form 化 means turning into modern.

Parts: 现 now, appear; 代 era; 化 -ize

The characters in 现代化

代 dài — to replace; generation (5 strokes)
化 huà — to change into; -ize (4 strokes)

Example sentence

国家正在走向现代化。

The country is moving toward modernization.

Words with 现

现在now 发现to discover; to find 出现to appear 实现to achieve; to realise 现金cash 现场scene; on the spot 现象phenomenon 现实reality; realistic 体现to reflect; to embody 表现to show; performance 现代modern times; modern

Words with 代

古代ancient times 时代era; age 年代decade; era 代to replace; generation 代表representative; to represent 代表团delegation 现代modern times; modern

Words with 化

文化culture 变化change; to change 化to change into; -ize

More words: Change & Development

变化change; to change 变为to become; to turn into 转变to change; to transform 化to change into; -ize 发展to develop; development 发达developed 进步progress; to improve 进展progress; to make progress 进一步further 改进to improve 改造to transform; to rebuild 修改to revise; to modify 调整to adjust 形成to form 成长to grow up 生长to grow

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