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消化

xiāo huà · xiao hua

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to digest (food)
  2. (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
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A walk after dinner

  1. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)吃(chī)得(de)太(tài)饱(bǎo)了(le)。

    Oh no, I ate too much.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)走走(zǒuzǒu)，帮助(bāngzhù)消化(xiāohuà)吧(ba)。

    Let's walk in the park to help digestion.

  3. Dengdeng

    走(zǒu)多久(duōjiǔ)才(cái)能(néng)消化(xiāohuà)完(wán)？

    How long until it's digested?

  4. Liangliang

    大概(dàgài)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    About half an hour.

  5. Dengdeng

    半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)，那(nà)我(wǒ)带(dài)点心(diǎnxin)吧(ba)，消化(xiāohuà)完(wán)又(yòu)饿(è)了(le)。

    Half an hour... let me bring snacks, or I'll be hungry once I've digested.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这样(zhèyàng)，永远(yǒngyuǎn)消化(xiāohuà)不完(bùwán)！

    At this rate you'll never finish digesting!

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2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)因(yīn)为(wèi)吃(chī)得(de)太(tài)多(duō)而(ér)扰(rǎo)乱(luàn)胃(wèi)的(de)正(zhèng)常(cháng)消(xiāo)化(huà)。

Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.

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02

我(wǒ)需(xū)要(yào)时(shí)间(jiān)消(xiāo)化(huà)这(zhè)些(xiē)新(xīn)知(zhī)识(shi)。

I need time to digest this new knowledge.

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