断食

斷食

duànshí

verb

Meanings

1 to fast; to go without food
2 fasting (as a diet practice)

Characters

to cut off; to stop

Examples

HSK 1

断食对身体有好有坏。

Duànshí duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎo yǒu huài.

Fasting has both benefits and drawbacks for the body.

HSK 5

她尝试了十六小时间歇性断食。

Tā chángshì le shíliù xiǎoshí jiànxiēxìng duànshí.

She tried a sixteen-hour intermittent fast.

Tips

usage

间歇性断食 (intermittent fasting) is the specific modern diet trend. 断食 alone can also refer to religious fasting (Buddhist, Muslim).

Stroke Order

断 duàn

食 shí