禁食 (jìn shí) — (religious) fast, abstinence from food; (medical) fasting (before a procedure)
Definition
A noun for abstaining from food — covers both religious fasting (信仰 or 节日) and medical fasting before surgery or tests. Less common than 绝食 for hunger-strike protest.
noun
(religious) fastabstinence from food(medical) fasting (before a procedure)
Examples
- 禁食，。Tā měi tiān jiān chí jìn shí, zhè shì tā xìn yǎng de yí bù fen.He keeps a fast every day; it's part of his faith.
- 禁食。Hěn duō rén zài zōng jiào jié rì qī jiān zūn shǒu jìn shí.Many people observe a fast during religious holidays.
- 禁食。Yī shēng jiàn yì shǒu shù qián jìn xíng shí èr xiǎo shí de jìn shí.The doctor recommends a twelve-hour fast before surgery.
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