净化
jìnghuà
to purify, to cleanse
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 森林能净化空气。Forests can purify the air.
- 阅读能净化心灵。Reading can cleanse the soul.
Collocations
净化空气净化水质净化心灵净化环境
Mnemonic
净 jìng "clean" + 化 huà "-ify": to make clean, i.e. to purify. Same as the Korean word jeong-hwa (淨化). Two shades: filtering impurities from air or water (净化空气 to purify air) and figuratively cleansing the mind or society (净化心灵 to cleanse the soul). 化 is the suffix "-ify, to turn into" (绿化 to make green, 自动化 automation). 净 means "clean" (干净 clean).
Related
清洁过滤纯净清理
Quick check
How is 净化 used in 净化心灵?