绝食 (jué shí) — to fast (for health, religious, or dietary reasons); to go on a hunger strike (as a protest)
Definition
Refusing to eat as a deliberate act — either for health/religious fasting or as a political protest (hunger strike). The protest meaning is the distinctive sense in modern news usage.
verb
to fast (for health, religious, or dietary reasons)to go on a hunger strike (as a protest)
Examples
- 绝食。Tā wèi le jiàn kāng jué dìng jué shí yí gè yuè.He decided to fast for a month for his health.
- 绝食。Qiú fàn men tōng guò jué shí lái kàng yì bù gōng píng de dài yù.The prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest unfair treatment.
- ，。Tā jué le sān tiān shí, shēn tǐ yǐ jīng hěn xū ruò le.He fasted for three days, and his body is already very weak.
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