digest; assimilate
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to digest food; to break down food
Refers to the biological process where food is broken down into nutrients.
Wǒ我
de的
wèi胃
bù不
tài太
hǎo好
，
bù不
róng容
yì易
xiāo消
huà化
yóu油
nì腻
de的
shí食
wù物
。
My stomach is not very good; it doesn't digest greasy food easily.
Fàn饭
hòu后
sàn散
bù步
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
xiāo消
huà化
。
Taking a walk after a meal aids digestion.
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Niú牛
de的
xiāo消
huà化
xì系
tǒng统
hěn很
fù复
zá杂
。
A cow's digestive system is very complex.
Tā他
chī吃
le了
yào药
lái来
bāng帮
zhù助
xiāo消
huà化
。
He took medicine to help with digestion.
verb
to assimilate; to digest; to absorb
Metaphorical usage referring to the mental process of understanding and internalizing information.
Yī一
cì次
jiǎng讲
de得
tài太
duō多
，
xué学
sheng生
xiāo消
huà化
bù不
liǎo了
。
If you teach too much at once, the students can't absorb it.
Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
shí时
jiān间
xiāo消
huà化
jīn今
tiān天
xué学
de的
xīn新
zhī知
shi识
。
I need time to process the new knowledge I learned today.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
nèi内
róng容
hěn很
shēn深
，
bù不
róng容
yì易
xiāo消
huà化
。
The content of this book is very profound; it's not easy to digest.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiāo消
huà化
xī吸
shōu收
guó国
wài外
de的
xiān先
jìn进
jì技
shù术
。
We need to assimilate advanced technology from abroad.