消化 (xiāo huà) — to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb, to assimilate (information, knowledge, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'digest (food)', extended figuratively to 'absorb and fully understand' information. 比 吸收 more concrete and gradual; 比 加工 implies internal comprehension, not just mechanical processing.
verb
to digest (food)(fig.) to absorbto assimilate (information, knowledge, etc.)
Examples
- 消化。Zhè zhǒng shí wù hěn nán xiāo huà.This kind of food is hard to digest.
- 消化。Tā xū yào shí jiān xiāo huà zhè xiē xīn zhī shi.He needs time to absorb this new knowledge.
- 消化。Wǒ hái méi wán quán xiāo huà lǎo shī jiǎng de nèi róng.I haven't fully digested what the teacher said.
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