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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

净化

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìnghuà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Purification/ˌpjʊər.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"水的净化对健康至关重要。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of making something pure by removing unwanted elements.

    "The purification of water is essential for safe drinking."
  2. 2

    A process of cleansing or removing impurities, often used in a spiritual or religious context.

    "The ritual involved the purification of the participants before the ceremony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'purificacioun', originating from Old French and ultimately from the Latin 'purificatio', based on 'purificare' (to make pure). It has historically evolved from denoting physical cleansing and religious ritual washing to encompassing chemical refinement and metaphorical moral cleansing.

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