食少事烦 shíshǎoshìfán overworked and undernourished Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 食 shí verb to eat to eat; to consume; to have a meal少 shǎo adjectiveadverb few few; little; small in amount; less than事 shì noun matter matter; affair; thing; event烦 煩 fán nounverb superfluous (bound form) numerous and confusing; overly detailed or complicated, or wordy