hóa

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To become; to change into; to transform into: Indicates a process of transformation or a change in state, nature, or identity.
   • To burn (ritual paper offerings): Refers to the ceremonial burning of votive paper items, such as money or objects, as an offering to spirits or ancestors.

2. Conjunction (Literary):

   • Therefore; so; thus: Used in classical or literary contexts to indicate a consequence or result.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to become/transform):
  • Con nòng nọc đã hóa thành ếch. (The tadpole has transformed into a frog.)
  • Cô ấy hóa ra là một bác sĩ giỏi. (She turned out to be a good doctor.)
• Verb (to burn offerings):
  • Gia đình hóa vàng mã sau lễ cúng. (The family burned the votive paper after the worship ceremony.)
• Conjunction:
  • Ăn uống không điều độ, hóa sinh bệnh. (Eating irregularly, therefore one falls ill.)

Advanced Usage

• "hóa ra": turns out to be; actually is. Used to express a surprising discovery or reality.

  • Hóa ra câu chuyện đó hoàn toàn là thật. (It turns out that story was completely true.)

• "hóa thân": to reincarnate; to embody; to transform oneself (often spiritually or in performance).

  • Diễn viên đó hóa thân hoàn hảo vào nhân vật. (That actor perfectly embodied the character.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hóa học (n): Chemistry (the scientific field).

  • Tôi rất thích học môn hóa học. (I really like studying chemistry.)

• Hóa đơn (n): Invoice; bill.

  • Anh vui lòng gửi hóa đơn cho tôi. (Please send me the invoice.)

• Biến hóa (v): To metamorphose; to change magically or dramatically.

  • Cô ấy biến hóa trang phục rất nhanh. (She changed her costume very quickly.)

Synonyms

• Transform: to change in form, appearance, or structure.
• Turn into: to become something else.
• Become: to begin to be.
• Incinerate (for ritual burning): to destroy by burning.

Related Idioms

• Nhìn gà hóa cuốc: To mistake one thing for another due to confusion or poor vision; to be utterly mistaken.

  • Ông ấy nhìn gà hóa cuốc, tưởng tôi là người khác. (He was completely mistaken, thinking I was someone else.)

• Hóa công: The Creator; Nature personified as a creative force.

  • Vẻ đẹp ấy quả là kỳ công của hóa công. (That beauty is truly a marvel of the Creator.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to become; to change; to transform