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

她尝试了十六小时间歇性断食。

Tā chángshìle shíliù xiǎoshí jiànxiēxìng duànshí.

She tried a sixteen-hour intermittent fast.

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.

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