激化

Mandarin · pinyin jī huà

Meanings

  1. to intensify
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激
jī · arouse, excite, incite; quickly
化
huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
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1–4 · ji1 hua4

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verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to intensify; to deepen (of a conflict)

noun

  1. intensification; deepening (of a conflict)

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