消化道

xiāohuàdào

noun #31,516

Meanings

1 digestive tract
2 alimentary canal

Characters

digest, dissolve

Examples

辛辣食物会刺激消化道。

Xīnlà shíwù huì cìjī xiāohuàdào.

Spicy foods can irritate the digestive tract.

他患了消化道疾病。

Tā huànle xiāohuàdào jíbìng.

He has a digestive-tract illness.

Tips

memory

消 (digest) + 化 (transform) + 道 (passageway) — literally 'digest-transform-passage'. The same 道 you see in 轨道 (track) and 气道 (airway) means a channel that something travels through.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

化 huà

道 dào