digest (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
消化 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
笑话 xiào huà - joke (n.) | HSK 4
Examples
食物在胃里消化。 shíwù zài wèi lǐ xiāohuà。 - Food digests in the stomach.
我们的身体需要时间来消化食物。 wǒmen de shēntǐ xūyào shíjiān lái xiāohuà shíwù。 - Our bodies need time to digest food.
快速进食会影响消化系统。 kuàisù jìnshí huì yǐngxiǎng xiāohuà xìtǒng。 - Eating too quickly affects the digestive system.
饭后散步有助于促进消化。 fànhòu sànbù yǒu zhùyú cùjìn xiāohuà。 - Taking a walk after meals helps promote digestion.
她的胃不太好，经常消化不良。 tā de wèi bù tài hǎo, jīngcháng xiāohuà bùliáng。 - Her stomach is not very good, she often has poor digestion.
Characters
化 huà - -ize, -ify (suffix used after a noun or an adjective to form a verb); (abbr.) chemistry |
消 xiāo - disappear; eliminate, remove; pass the time in a leisurely way; take, need |