消化 Simplified/traditional word 消化 English definition xiāo huà digest digestion digestive HSK level HSK 5 Characters 消 (xiāo): to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need; 化 (huà): to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2];