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氣化

简气化 · 繁氣化

Mandarin · pinyin qì huà

to vaporize
evaporation
carburetion
氣 qì transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath)
unvoicing of voiced consonant

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4 · qi4 hua4

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verb

to gasify

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