消化

English translation: fyi.

10:38 Dec 22, 2017
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Bus/Financial - Printing & Publishing / Printing in Shanghai at the turn of the 20th century
Chinese term or phrase: 消化
I have only seen 消化 in terms of digestion and I don't know what it means in this context. Right now I'm simply putting "on that basis" because I don't see anything being gathered or sifted through.

夏瑞芳在印刷产业化的进程中发挥了如同张元济在产品编纂领域一样的核心作用。他首先是不断地引进先进技术、扩大生产能力;其次是前所未有地引进国际化人才 ;第三是派出高层管理人员及后代到西方现代印刷技术普及地学习、观摩、交流,及时把握并跟进;第四是在消化的基础上,根据国内的智慧与经验自创,以确立印刷的中国元素。这些在他生命后期的短短十七年间,全都实现并达到了令人惊奇的地步。所以与其说他是个出版人,不如说是个印刷家和企业管理者,他不仅使文化产品生产更加便捷、美观、价廉,也间接提升推动了现代化出版的发展。
Michelle Deeter
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:21
English translation:fyi.
Explanation:
消化 here means to fully understand (the imported technologies) first, and then use/implement/adapt those creatively, according to the local conditions in China.

fyi.

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Note added at 41 mins (2017-12-22 11:19:37 GMT)
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It's a figure of speech in Chinese
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Frank Feng
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Local time: 06:21
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4fyi.
Frank Feng
4absorption
pkchan
4assimilation
wei xia
3Acquired essence,
tanglsus


  

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fyi.


Explanation:
消化 here means to fully understand (the imported technologies) first, and then use/implement/adapt those creatively, according to the local conditions in China.

fyi.

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Note added at 41 mins (2017-12-22 11:19:37 GMT)
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It's a figure of speech in Chinese

Frank Feng
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absorption


Explanation:
吸納

pkchan
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Local time: 18:21
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Acquired essence,


Explanation:
供参考

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assimilation


Explanation:
Basically, it means the something (like technologies) is grasped by someone.


    Reference: http://www.ichacha.net/%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%AF%E6%B6%88%E5%8C%96....
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