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Evolve in Chinese

to evolve · HSK 6

进化 jìn huà

  1. 进 jìn to enter
  2. 化 huà to change

鸟类是由恐龙进化而来的。 Birds evolved from dinosaurs.

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How do you say evolve in Chinese?

Evolve in Chinese is 进化 (jìn huà). You can also say 演 (yǎn).

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