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消化

xiāo huà

HSK 5

Meaning

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

Definition

消化是指生物体将摄入的食物转化为可以被吸收利用的营养物质的过程。

Digestion is the process by which organisms break down ingested food into nutrients that can be absorbed and utilized.

Usage

常用于描述生理过程，也可比喻对知识、信息等的理解、吸收和处理。

Often used to describe a physiological process, and also metaphorically for understanding, absorbing, and processing knowledge or information.

Examples

  • 1 吃饭后要适当运动，有助于消化。 (Proper exercise after meals helps digestion.)
  • 2 他需要时间消化这个消息。 (He needs time to digest the news.)
  • 3 这本书内容很深，需要慢慢消化。 (The content of this book is profound and needs to be digested slowly.)
  • 4 公司要消化大量的新数据。 (The company needs to digest a large amount of new data.)
  • 5 她消化不了那么多油腻的食物。 (She cannot digest so much greasy food.)

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