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吃斋

吃齋
chīzhāi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to keep a vegetarian diet as a religious practice
  2. 2 to take a meal (of Buddhist monks)

Examples

HSK 7-9
奶奶信佛，每逢初一、十五都吃斋。
Nǎinai xìn fó, měiféng chūyī, shíwǔ dōu chīzhāi.
Grandma is a Buddhist and eats vegetarian on the 1st and 15th of every lunar month.
HSK 7-9
寺里的和尚正在斋堂吃斋。
Sì lǐ de héshang zhèngzài zhāitáng chīzhāi.
The temple's monks are having their meal in the dining hall.

Tips

usage
吃斋 is eating vegetarian as religious devotion, as many Buddhists do. The everyday word for not eating meat is 吃素, and a full religious fast is 斋戒.

Stroke Order

吃 chī
斋 zhāi