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恶化

è huà · e hua

Traditional 惡化

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to worsen
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The weather turns

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)天气(tiānqì)会(huì)恶化(èhuà)。

    I heard the weather will turn bad this afternoon.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)爬山(páshān)计划(jìhuà)要(yào)改(gǎi)吗(ma)？

    Do we need to change our hiking plan?

  3. Dengdeng

    天气预报(tiānqìyùbào)说(shuō)，下午(xiàwǔ)风(fēng)很(hěn)大(dà)，还(hái)会(huì)降温(jiàngwēn)。

    The forecast says the wind will be strong this afternoon, and it will get colder.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)早点(zǎodiǎn)去(qù)，中午(zhōngwǔ)就(jiù)下山(xiàshān)。

    Then let's go earlier and come down by noon.

  5. Dengdeng

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，天气(tiānqì)恶化(èhuà)以前(yǐqián)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)下山(xiàshān)了(le)。

    Good idea. We'll be down before the weather turns bad.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)窗外(chuāngwài)，天气(tiānqì)好像(hǎoxiàng)已经(yǐjīng)恶化(èhuà)了(le)。

    Look outside. The weather seems to have turned bad already.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)吃(chī)处(chǔ)方(fāng)药(yào)，他(tā)的(de)健(jiàn)康(kāng)状(zhuàng)况(kuàng)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)恶(è)化(huà)。

If Tom doesn't take the prescribed medicine, his state of health might deteriorate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Ergulis · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)服(fú)用(yòng)处(chǔ)方(fāng)药(yào)，他(tā)的(de)健(jiàn)康(kāng)状(zhuàng)况(kuàng)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)恶(è)化(huà)。

If Tom doesn't take the prescribed medicine, his state of health might deteriorate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Ergulis · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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