# 消化 (xiāohuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 消化 (xiāohuà) means “to digest; to absorb (info)”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to digest; to absorb (info)
- Pinyin: xiāohuà (xiao1 hua4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 晚上别吃太多，不容易消化。
  Wǎnshang bié chī tài duō, bù róngyì xiāohuà.
  Don't eat too much at night; it's hard to digest.

## Characters

- [消](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-subside/) (xiāo): to subside; to eliminate
- [化](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-melt/) (huà): to melt; to change into

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-hua-digest/

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