文明化 wénmínghuà civilization Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents wénmínghuà civilization 文明 wénmíng noun civilization civilization or culture; the state of human social development and enlightenment化 huà affixparticle [...-ize] Suffix appearing after nouns or adjectives that expresses a transformation into a certain state or quality, meaning "-ize" or "-ization"wénmínghuà to civilize 文明 wénmíng adjective civilized to be civilized; to have good manners or culture; specifically used to contrast with being rude or barbaric化 huà affixparticle [...-ize] Suffix appearing after nouns or adjectives that expresses a transformation into a certain state or quality, meaning "-ize" or "-ization"