暴饮暴食

暴飲暴食

bàoyǐn-bàoshí

idiom

Meanings

1 to eat and drink excessively
2 to binge eat and drink
3 gluttony

Characters

violent, excessive

Examples

HSK 4

节日期间不要暴饮暴食,对身体不好。

Jiérì qījiān búyào bàoyǐnbàoshí, duì shēntǐ bùhǎo.

Don't binge eat and drink during the holidays - it's bad for your health.

HSK 5

长期暴饮暴食容易引起胃病。

Chángqī bàoyǐnbàoshí róngyì yǐnqǐ wèibìng.

Long-term bingeing easily causes stomach problems.

Tips

memory

The AABB-like pattern 暴X暴Y 'violent-drink, violent-eat' makes it memorable. 暴 here means 'sudden/violent/excessive'. Same pattern as 暴风暴雨 (violent wind and rain).

Stroke Order

暴 bào

饮 yǐn

食 shí