消化 xiāohuà to digest (food)
to digest (food); (figuratively) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
怎么记住“消化”: 消 vanish + 化 change = to digest (food).
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用法
- To digest food - 消化不良 (xiāohuà bùliáng) indigestion, 帮助消化 to aid digestion.
- Figurative 'to absorb/process' information: 消化知识 (xiāohuà zhīshi) to internalize knowledge.
- 消化系统 (xiāohuà xìtǒng) = the digestive system.
- Also business sense: 消化库存 (xiāohuà kùcún) to work through inventory.
例句
- 不要因为吃得太多而扰乱胃的正常消化。 Búyào yīnwèi chī de tài duō ér rǎoluàn wèi de zhèngcháng xiāohuà.Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.