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消化 (xiāo huà) – to digest (food)

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to digest (food)
  2. 2(fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process

Example sentences

See 消化 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 喝酒幫助消化。

    hē jiǔ bāng zhù xiāo huà 。

    Wine helps digest food.

  • 葡萄酒幫助消化。

    pú táo jiǔ bāng zhù xiāo huà 。

    Wine helps with digestion.

Related words

化

huā

variant of 花

消

xiāo

to diminish

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change

文化

wén huà

culture

消息

xiāo xi

news

化学

huà xué

chemistry

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

融化

róng huà

to melt

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

化石

huà shí

fossil

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