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固化

gù huà

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

固化 (gù huà) means "to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 固化 means

1. to solidify; to harden
2. (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed

The characters in 固化

• 固gùhard; strong; solid
• 化huàto make into; to change into; -ization

Sounds the same

Read gù huà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 固话fixed-line telephone; landline telephone (abbr. for 固定电话

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