消化 [－－]

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Pinyin xiāo huà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to digest (food)
  2. (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    食物​喺​體​內​經​過​多​種​變​化​後​，​成為​身體​能夠​利用​嘅​物​質
    to digest; to breakdown food in one's body for nourishment
    • 我發覺我飲奶消化得唔係幾好。
      我发觉我饮奶消化得唔系几好。
      ngo5 faat3 gok3 ngo5 jam2 naai5 siu1 faa3 dak1 m4 hai6 gei2 hou2.
      I find that I don't digest milk easily.
  2. 動詞
    吸收​、​理解​知識​或者​資訊
    to digest, process, or understand knowledge or information
    • 我需要啲時間消化老師講嘅理論。
      我需要啲时间消化老师讲嘅理论。
      ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 di1 si4 gaan3 siu1 faa3 lou5 si1 gong2 ge3 lei5 leon6.
      I need some time to process the theory that the teacher talked about.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to melt; to dissolve
    (syn.) 熔化, 消融, 消釋, 消释
  2. verb, literally
    to digest (food)
  3. verb, figuratively
    to think over; to process; to digest
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #806
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    想消化得好，一定要把食物嚼碎。
    想消化得好，一定要把食物嚼碎。
    xiǎng xiāo huà dé hǎo ， yī dìng yào bǎ shí wù jué suì 。
    • Food must be chewed well to be digested properly.
  2. Mandarin
    奶酪不容易消化。
    奶酪不容易消化。
    nǎi lào bù róng yì xiāo huà 。
    • Cheese doesn't digest easily.
  3. Mandarin
    你吃不喜欢的食物会消化不良。
    你吃不喜歡的食物會消化不良。
    nǐ chī bù xǐ huan de shí wù huì xiāo huà bù liáng 。
    • Food you eat that you don't like will not be digested well.
  4. Mandarin
    喝酒帮助消化。
    喝酒幫助消化。
    hē jiǔ bāng zhù xiāo huà 。
    • Wine helps digest food.
    • Drinking wine aids digestion.
  5. Mandarin
    不要因为吃得太多而扰乱胃的正常消化。
    不要因為吃得太多而擾亂胃的正常消化。
    bù yào yīn wèi chī dé tài duō ér rǎo luàn wèi de zhèng cháng xiāo huà 。
    • Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.
    • Don't eat too much and disrupt the stomach's normal digestion process.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    生果有好多纤维，可以帮助消化。
    生果有好多纖維，可以幫助消化。
    saang1 gwo2 jau5 hou2 do1 cim1 wai4, ho2 ji5 bong1 zo6 siu1 faa3.
    • Fruits contain a great amount of dietary fibre, which can aid digestion.
  2. Cantonese
    我发觉我饮奶消化得唔系几好。
    我發覺我飲奶消化得唔係幾好。
    ngo5 faat3 gok3 ngo5 jam2 naai5 siu1 faa3 dak1 m4 hai6 gei2 hou2.
    • I find that I don't digest milk easily.
  3. Cantonese
    我需要啲时间消化老师讲嘅理论。
    我需要啲時間消化老師講嘅理論。
    ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 di1 si4 gaan3 siu1 faa3 lou5 si1 gong2 ge3 lei5 leon6.
    • I need some time to process the theory that the teacher talked about.
  4. Cantonese
    食多啲生果啦。可以帮助消化呀。
    食多啲生果啦。可以幫助消化呀。
    sik6 do1 di1 saang1 gwo2 laa1. ho2 ji5 bong1 zo6 siu1 faa3 aa3.
    • Eat more fruit; they aid digestion.
  5. Cantonese
    西米露可以医治消化不良。
    西米露可以醫治消化不良。
    sai1 mai5 lou6 ho2 ji5 ji1 zi6 siu1 faa3 bat1 loeng4.
    • Sago in coconut milk can treat indigestion.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    身体的大部分胆固醇是在肝和肠内由消化的食物制成的。
    身體的大部分膽固醇是在肝和腸內由消化的食物製成的。
    shēn tǐ de dà bù fēn dǎn gù chún shì zài gān hé cháng nèi yóu xiāo huà de shí wù zhì chéng de ．
    • Most of the body's cholesterol is made in the liver and intestine from digested food.
  2. Mandarin
    拿破仑生前一直饱受消化不良的困扰
    拿破崙生前一直飽受消化不良的困擾
    ná pò lún shēng qián yī zhí bǎo shòu xiāo huà bù liáng de kùn rǎo
    • Napoleon suffered greatly from poor digestion throughout his life.