消化

xiāohuà

verb HSK 4 #7,013

Meanings

1 to digest (food)
2 to absorb; to take in (figurative)

Characters

to dissolve; to eliminate

to transform; to change

Dissolve and transform — to digest, break down.

Examples

吃完饭散散步有助于消化。

Chī wán fàn sànsanbù yǒuzhùyú xiāohuà.

Taking a walk after eating helps with digestion.

这些知识需要慢慢消化。

Zhèxiē zhīshi xūyào mànmàn xiāohuà.

This knowledge needs to be digested slowly.

他消化不良。

Tā xiāohuà bùliáng.

He has indigestion.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

化 huà