消化

• 拼音: xiāo huà
• 汉字拆解: 消 = 氵(water) + 肖 (resemblance, phonetic) — to dissipate, disappear; 化 = 人 (person) + 匕 (transform) — to transform

含义

To digest; digestion. Refers to the physical process of breaking down food, and metaphorically to processing or absorbing information.

Used literally for the biological process of digesting food (消化系统 — digestive system) and figuratively for processing and understanding new information or experiences. The figurative use is very common in learning and work contexts: 我需要时间消化这些信息 (I need time to digest this information).

例句

1. 吃完饭后散步有助于消化。
2. 这篇文章内容太多，我需要时间慢慢消化。
3. 老年人的消化功能比年轻人弱一些。

用法指南

语境: health, education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 饭后不要立刻运动，让胃有时间消化。(Don't exercise immediately after eating — let your stomach have time to digest.)
• 这次讲座的内容很丰富，我需要慢慢消化。(The content of this lecture was very rich — I need to take time to digest it.)

错误说法

• 把消化用于物体的物理分解或燃烧过程。(Don't use 消化 for mechanical breakdown or combustion — 消化 is specifically biological digestion or cognitive processing; use 分解 for chemical/physical decomposition.)

起源与历史

Compound of 消 (dissipate/break down) and 化 (transform/change), together meaning 'to break down and transform.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal