indigestion; food retention
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to have indigestion; to experience food retention (in the stomach)
informalA term from traditional Chinese medicine, commonly used to describe indigestion, especially in children. Refers specifically to undigested food staying in the stomach.
Hái孩
zi子
lǎo老
bù不
xiǎng想
chī吃
fàn饭
，
xiǎng想
shì是
cún存
shí食
le了
ba吧
？
The child keeps not wanting to eat; it's probably indigestion.
Tā他
wǎn晚
shàng上
chī吃
le了
tài太
duō多
yóu油
nì腻
de的
dōng东
xi西
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
cún存
shí食
。
He ate too much greasy food tonight and has a bit of indigestion.
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Lǎo老
rén人
xiāo消
huà化
bù不
hǎo好
，
róng容
yì易
cún存
shí食
。
Older people have poor digestion and are prone to food retention.
Bié别
gěi给
tā他
chī吃
shān山
zhā楂
wán丸
le了
，
wàn万
yī一
cún存
shí食
jiù就
má麻
fan烦
le了
。
Don't give him hawthorn pills; if he gets indigestion, it'll be troublesome.
Chī吃
diǎn点
zhù助
xiāo消
huà化
de的
yào药
ba吧
，
nǐ你
zhè这
shì是
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
cún存
shí食
zhèng症
zhuàng状
。
Take some digestion-aiding medicine; you have clear symptoms of indigestion.