退化

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Chinese

 
retreat; to decline; to move back
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
 
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
trad. (退化) 退 化
simp. #(退化) 退 化

Pronunciation

Verb

退化

  1. to degenerate; to atrophy
  2. to deteriorate; to worsen; to decline; to fall; to drop

Usage notes

退化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize a good situation turning bad, while 蛻化／蜕化 (tuìhuà) is used to emphasize corruption and degeneration.

Synonyms

  • (to degenerate): 老化 (lǎohuà)

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “deteriorate”): 進化／进化 (jìnhuà)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
退 化
たい
Grade: 6 		か
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

退(たい)化(か) • (taika) 

  1. degeneration; retrogression

Antonyms

Verb

退(たい)化(か)する • (taika suru) suru (stem 退(たい)化(か)し (taika shi), past 退(たい)化(か)した (taika shita))

  1. to degenerate, to retrogress

Conjugation

Conjugation of "退化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 退化し たいかし taika shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 退化し たいかし taika shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 退化する たいかする taika suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 退化する たいかする taika suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 退化すれ たいかすれ taika sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 退化せよ¹
退化しろ² 		たいかせよ¹
たいかしろ² 		taika seyo¹
taika shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 退化される たいかされる taika sareru
Causative 退化させる
退化さす 		たいかさせる
たいかさす 		taika saseru
taika sasu
Potential 退化できる たいかできる taika dekiru
Volitional 退化しよう たいかしよう taika shiyō
Negative 退化しない たいかしない taika shinai
Negative continuative 退化せず たいかせず taika sezu
Formal 退化します たいかします taika shimasu
Perfective 退化した たいかした taika shita
Conjunctive 退化して たいかして taika shite
Hypothetical conditional 退化すれば たいかすれば taika sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 退化 (tuìhuà)
  • → Korean: 퇴화 (toehwa)
  • → Vietnamese: thoái hoá

Korean

Hanja in this term
退化

Noun

退化 • (toehwa) (hangeul 퇴화)

  1. Hanja form? of 퇴화 (“degeneration; retrogression”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
退化

Verb

退化

  1. chữ Hán form of thoái hoá (“to degenerate;to decline”).
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