消化不良

xiāohuà bùliáng

noun

Meanings

1 indigestion
2 dyspepsia

Characters

dissolve / digest

transform / change

Examples

我昨晚吃太多了，今天有点消化不良。

Wǒ zuówǎn chī tài duō le, jīntiān yǒudiǎn xiāohuà bùliáng.

I ate too much last night and have a bit of indigestion today.

医生说他的胃痛是消化不良引起的。

Yīshēng shuō tā de wèitòng shì xiāohuà bùliáng yǐnqǐ de.

The doctor said his stomach pain was caused by indigestion.

信息消化不良会让学习效率变低。

Xìnxī xiāohuà bùliáng huì ràng xuéxí xiàolǜ biàn dī.

Information overload (lit. info indigestion) lowers study efficiency.

Tips

usage

Used both literally for the medical condition and figuratively for being unable to absorb information — e.g. 知识消化不良 (zhīshi xiāohuàbùliáng) 'knowledge indigestion' from cramming.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

化 huà

不 bù

良 liáng