xiāo huà xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
digestive glands
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Original source entry:

消化腺 消化腺 [xiao1 hua4 xian4] /digestive glands/

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  • 消
    xiāo

    to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bù] or 只[zhǐ] or 何[hé] etc) to need / to require / to take

  • 化
    huā

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    huà

    to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[huà xué]

  • 腺
    xiàn

    gland

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