废寝忘食

廢寢忘食

fèiqǐnwàngshí

idiom HSK 7 #38,088

Meanings

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

Characters

to abandon; to neglect

to sleep; bedroom

Examples

他废寝忘食地准备考试。

Tā fèiqǐnwàngshí 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。

Kēxuéjiāmen fèiqǐnwàngshí 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