aid digestion; help digest food
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to aid digestion; to help digest food
Commonly used when someone has overeaten or consumed greasy food. Often appears in the reduplicated form '消消食' (xiāo xiao shí) to indicate a casual, light action.
Chī吃
diǎn点
shān山
zhā楂
xiāo消
xiao消
shí食
。
Eat some hawthorn berries to help your digestion.
Wǎn晚
fàn饭
chī吃
duō多
le了
，
chū出
qù去
zǒu走
zou走
xiāo消
xiao消
shí食
。
I ate too much dinner, so I'll go out for a walk to help my food settle.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yào药
yǒu有
xiāo消
shí食
huà化
jī积
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
This traditional Chinese medicine has the effect of aiding digestion and resolving food stagnation.