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废寝忘食

廢寢忘食
fèiqǐn-wàngshí
idiom HSK 7-9 #38,088

Meanings

  1. 1 to forget to eat and sleep
  2. 2 to be so absorbed as to neglect food and rest

Examples

他废寝忘食地准备考试。
Tā fèiqǐn-wàngshí de zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.
He studied for the exam to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.
科学家们废寝忘食地进行研究。
Kēxuéjiā men fèiqǐn-wàngshí de jìnxíng yánjiū.
The scientists conducted research tirelessly, forgetting to eat and sleep.

Tips

memory
废 (abandon) + 寝 (sleep) + 忘 (forget) + 食 (food) = abandon sleep, forget food. A vivid image of total dedication.

Stroke Order

废 fèi
寝 qǐn
忘 wàng
食 shí