禁食

jìnshí

verb #25,158

Meanings

1 to fast; to abstain from eating
2 to prohibit the eating of (certain foods)

Characters

to forbid; to prohibit; to abstain

Examples

HSK 4

手术前需要禁食六小时。

Shǒushù qián xūyào jìnshí liù xiǎoshí.

You need to fast for six hours before surgery.

HSK 7-9

穆斯林在斋月期间白天禁食。

Mùsīlín zài Zhāiyuè qījiān báitiān jìnshí.

Muslims fast during the day during Ramadan.

Tips

usage

禁食 can mean either voluntarily fasting (for religious or medical reasons) or a prohibition on eating certain things. Context clarifies which sense is meant.

Stroke Order

禁 jìn

食 shí