# 激化 (jīhuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 激化 (jīhuà) means “to intensify; to sharpen”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to intensify; to sharpen
- Pinyin: jīhuà (ji1 hua4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 冷静沟通能避免矛盾激化。
  Lěngjìng gōutōng néng bìmiǎn máodùn jīhuà.
  Calm communication can stop conflicts from intensifying.

## Characters

- 激 (jī): to arouse; to incite
- [化](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-melt/) (huà): to melt; to change into

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-hua-intensify/

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