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消化 (xiāo huà): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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消化 (xiāo huà): Digest (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

消化 consists of 2 characters.

to disappear, eliminate, or melt away

to change, transform, convert

How to Use 消化 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 消化 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

nán难

yǐ以

xiāo消

huà化

neutral

hard to digest

màn慢

màn慢

xiāo消

huà化

informalSpoken

Verb + Complementwith不良

xiāo消

huà化

bù不

liáng良

Verb + Objectwith食物

xiāo消

huà化

shí食

wù物

Adjective + Nounwith系统

xiāo消

huà化

xì系

tǒng统

Example Sentences with 消化

wǒ我

chī吃

le了

fàn饭

，

yào要

xiāo消

digest slowly

neutral

indigestion

neutral

digest food

formal

digestive system

huà

化

yī一

xià下

。

I ate a meal and need to digest it.

wǒ我

chī吃

le了

tài太

duō多

dōng东

xi西

，

xū需

yào要

shí时

jiān间

xiāo消

huà化

。

I ate too much and need time to digest.

tīng听

wán完

zhè这

chǎng场

fù复

zá杂

de的

xué学

shù术

bào报

gào告

，

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

jǐ几

tiān天

shí时

jiān间

lái来

xiāo消

huà化

qí其

zhōng中

de的

hé核

xīn心

guān观

diǎn点

。

After listening to this complex academic report, I need a few days to digest its core ideas.

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nǐ你

zhè这

me么

kuài快

jiù就

xiāo消

huà化

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

shì市

chǎng场

shù数

jù据

，

bìng并

zuò做

chū出

le了

jué决

cè策

ma吗

？

Have you digested all the market data and made a decision so quickly?

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

nèi内

róng容

yǒu有

diǎn点

nán难

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

wán完

quán全

xiāo消

huà化

dǎo导

wèi为

le了

bāng帮

zhù助

xiāo消

huà化

，

wǎn晚

cān餐

gōng公

sī司

de的

xīn新

zhèng政

cè策

xū需

yào要

yuán员

gōng

zài在

xiāo消

huà化

le了

gè各

fāng方

yì意

jiàn见

zhī之

，

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

shí时

jiān间

xiāo消

huà化

。

The content of this book is a bit difficult; I need time to digest it.

shī师

de的

pī批

píng评

，

qíng情

xù绪

yī依

rán然

yǒu有

xiē些

dī低

luò落

。

He hasn't fully digested his mentor's criticism and is still feeling somewhat down.

hòu

后

wǒ我

men们

xí习

guàn惯

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

yōu悠

xián闲

dì地

sàn散

bù步

。

To aid digestion, we usually take a leisurely walk in the park after dinner.

工

men们

màn慢

màn慢

xiāo消

huà化

hé和

lǐ理

jiě解

。

The company's new policy needs employees to gradually digest and understand it.

hòu

后

，

wěi委

yuán员

huì会

cái才

zuì最

zhōng终

qiāo敲

dìng定

le了

zhè这

fèn份

gǎi改

gé革

fāng方

àn案

。

Only after digesting opinions from all sides did the committee finalize this reform plan.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 消化.

Words with 消

消息xiāo xiHSK 4
取消qǔ xiāo
打消dǎ xiāo
抵消dǐ xiāo
消失xiāo shī
消极xiāo jí
消毒xiāo dú
消沉xiāo chén

Words with 化

变化biàn huàHSK 3
文化wén huàHSK 3
优化yōu huà
僵化jiāng huà
净化jìng huà
分化fēn huà
化妆huà zhuāng
化学huà xué