消化

xiāo huà · xiao hua

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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