hoá

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Hanoi [hwaː˧˦]Huế [hwaː˨˩˦]Saigon [waː˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

hoárisingsắc

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hoá means to turn.

Chinese characters: 化

Meanings of hoá in English

Verb

to turn (into)
- hoá thànhto turn into
- hoá đáto be petrified
to bodily die and become a divinity (saint, Buddha…)
to burn
- hoá vàng mãto burn joss paper

Suffix

-ize; -ise
- chuẩn hoáto standardize
- Việt hoáto Vietnamize
- Latinh hoáto romanize

Noun

abbreviation, colloquial clipping of hoá học (“chemistry”)

Words with hoá

Example sentences with hoá

Mọi ngôn ngữ đều tiến hoá. Every language evolves.
Tiến hoá không có bằng chứng. Evolution has no evidence.
Tiến hoá? Bạn bảo tôi là khỉ à? Evolution? Are you calling me a monkey?
Các đèn giao thông được đồng bộ hoá với nhau. The traffic lights are synchronized.
Nước chiếu có thể bị hoá giải bằng cách bắt quân tấn công. Checks can be resolved by capturing the attacking piece.
Chúng tôi đã tối ưu hoá việc lập chỉ mục cơ sở dữ liệu, kết quả là hiệu suất hệ thống đã tăng lên 50%. We have optimized the database indexing, and as a result, system efficiency has improved by 50%.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 化.

Frequently asked questions

What does hoá mean in English?

hoá (verb) means "to turn".

How do you pronounce hoá?

IPA: Hanoi [hwaː˧˦]; Saigon [waː˦˥]. Tones: hoá — rising tone (sắc).

Is hoá a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hoá is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 化.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.