char. -ize, -ify (suffix used after a noun or an adjective to form a verb); (abbr.) chemistry |
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v. transform, turn, change; melt, dissolve |
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v. (variant of 花 v., rarely used now) to spend, to take time |
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消 消 v./n. digest; assimilate mentally; cope with; digestion |
化 化 v. (of Buddhist monk or Taoist priest) beg alms |
化 化 v. (TCM) resolve phlegm |
食 食 idiom. swallow ancient learning without digesting it |
化 化 v. (of Buddhist monk) beg for a vegetarian meal, beg alms from door to door |