How to say “evolve” in Chinese

进化
jìnhuà

evolve; evolution

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Research and discovery”

“Evolve” in Chinese is 进化, jìn huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

进化 is read jìn huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jìn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
huà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

进
jìn — enter

On the left, 辶 “walk”.

化
huà — transform, change

On the left, 亻 “person”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “进化”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 进化. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 研讨会2的主题是生物进化yántǎohuìdezhǔtíshìshēngwùjìnhuàThe theme of the seminar is biological evolution.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “evolve” in Chinese?

“Evolve” in Chinese is 进化, pinyin jìnhuà.

What does 进化 mean?

进化 (jìnhuà) means “evolve; evolution”.

How do you write 进化?

进化 is 2 characters: 进 (jìn) — enter; 化 (huà) — transform, change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 进化?

进化 is read jìnhuà. Tones: jìn — fourth tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“evolve” in the lesson “Genes and cells”

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