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消化 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xiāo huà slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
消化是指身体把食物变成能量和营养的过程。
Xiāohuà shì zhǐ shēntǐ bǎ shíwù biàn chéng néngliàng hé yíngyǎng de guòchéng.
Digestion is the process by which the body turns food into energy and nutrients.
Context note
吃饭后，我们的胃会帮助消化食物。
Chīfàn hòu, wǒmen de wèi huì bāngzhù xiāohuà shíwù.
After eating, our stomach helps digest food.
5 examples
蔬菜容易消化。
shū cài róng yì xiāo huà。
Vegetables are easy to digest.
慢慢吃饭有助于消化。
màn màn chī fàn yǒu zhù yú xiāo huà。
Eating slowly helps digestion.
喝水可以帮助消化。
hē shuǐ kě yǐ bāng zhù xiāo huà。
Drinking water can help digestion.
消化不好的时候要少吃油腻的食物。
xiāo huà bù hǎo de shí hòu yào shǎo chī yóu nì de shí wù。
When digestion is poor, eat less greasy food.
水果对消化有好处。
shuǐ guǒ duì xiāo huà yǒu hǎo chù。
Fruit is good for digestion.
5 mini stories
小兔子吃了很多胡萝卜。它的肚子慢慢消化了。
xiǎo tù zi chī le hěn duō hú luó bo。 tā de dù zǐ màn màn xiāo huà le。
The little rabbit ate many carrots. Its stomach slowly digested them.
饭后散步可以帮助消化。小明每天饭后都散步。
fàn hòu sàn bù kě yǐ bāng zhù xiāo huà。 xiǎo míng měi tiān fàn hòu dōu sàn bù。
Walking after meals can help digestion. Xiao Ming walks after every meal.
小猫吃了鱼后消化得很好。它很开心。
xiǎo māo chī le yú hòu xiāo huà dé hěn hǎo。 tā hěn kāi xīn。
The kitten digested the fish well. It was very happy.
消化需要时间。所以不要吃得太快。
xiāo huà xū yào shí jiān。 suǒ yǐ bú yào chī dé tài kuài。
Digestion takes time. So don't eat too fast.
老师告诉我们要细嚼慢咽帮助消化。我们记住了。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men yào xì jiáo màn yàn bāng zhù xiāo huà。 wǒ men jì zhù le。
The teacher told us to chew slowly to help digestion. We remembered.