禁食 meaning in English

jìnshí

to fast; to abstain from eating

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Meaning of 禁食

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìnshí
  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from eating
  3. to forbid the eating of (certain foods)
  4. a fast

禁食 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ上shàng次cì禁jìn食shí是shì什shén么me时shí候hòu?
When was the last time you fasted?

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禁 jìn · to restrict · 13 strokes

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食 shí · food · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 禁食.

食物shíwùfood
食品shípǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
美食měishículinary delicacy; fine food
禁止jìnzhǐto prohibit; to forbid
粮食liángshifoodstuff; cereals
食堂shítángdining hall; cafeteria
零食língshísnack; nibbles
饮食yǐnshíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet
不禁bùjīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
食欲shíyùappetite
严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibit
禁区jìnqūrestricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area

Questions about 禁食

What does 禁食 mean?

禁食 (jìnshí) means "to fast; to abstain from eating".

How do you write 禁食?

禁食 is made of 2 characters: 禁 (13 strokes), 食 (9 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.