进化

jìn huà

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. evolution

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 退化 tuì huà 退化 tuì huà to degenerate 生物或事物由复杂到简单的变化: to degenerate

Register variants

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• 演化 yǎn huà 演化 yǎn huà to evolve 更书面化或学术语境下使用: to evolve

Related words

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• 进步 jìn bù 进步 jìn bù progress; improvement 发展中的提高和改善: progress; improvement

Synonyms

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• 演变 yǎn biàn 演变 yǎn biàn to develop 逐步变化的过程: to develop

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于生物学或比喻发展，搭配“物种～”、“社会～”；不用来指个人能力提升，那样可能误用。

Common mistakes

进化强调从简单到复杂、从低级到高级的变化，与“演变”不同，后者只是客观变化，不隐含进步方向。

Example Sentences

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物种在不断 进化 。

Species are constantly evolving.

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Words Containing 进化

• 激进化 激进化 jī jìn huà: radicalization
• 进化论 进化论 jìn huà lùn: Darwin's theory of evolution

Child Words of 进化

• 化 化 huà: to make into
• 进 进 jìn: to go forward