xiāo huà
digérer
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我消化不良，所以我要去看医生。
wǒ xiāohuà bùliáng, suǒyǐ wǒ yào qù kàn yīshēng.
I have indigestion, so I need to see a doctor.
这个食物很难消化，所以我吃得很慢。
zhège shíwù hěn nán xiāohuà, suǒyǐ wǒ chī dé hěn màn.
This food is hard to digest, so I eat it slowly.
我吃了很多东西，但是我消化得很好。
wǒ chīle hěn duō dōngxi, dànshì wǒ xiāohuà dé hěn hǎo.
I ate a lot of food, but I digested it well.
消化作用 (xiāohuà zuòyòng)
digestion
消化系统 (xiāohuà xìtǒng)
digestive system
吸收 (xī shòu)
absorb
排泄 (pái xiè)
excrete
The Chinese word 消化 (xiāohuà) for "digestion" is composed of two characters: 消 (xiāo) and 化 (huà). The character 消 originally meant "to melt" or "to dissolve", and it is often used in the context of food or drink being broken down in the body. The character 化 means "to change" or "to transform", and it is often used in the context of chemical reactions or physical processes. Together, the two characters 消化 (xiāohuà) convey the idea of food or drink being broken down and transformed into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body.
