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矮化

ǎi huà

2-character word

What 矮化 means

1. (plant pathology) to become stunted
2. (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc)
3. (fig.) to diminish the status of; to disparage
4. (fig.) to downplay

The characters in 矮化

• 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
• 化huàto make into; to change into; -ization

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