廢寢忘食
fèi​qǐn​wàng​shí HSK7

to forget food and sleep

  • created sense approved 废寝忘食/廢寢忘食 · fèi​qǐn​wàng​shí · to forget food and sleep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    废寝忘食 / 廢寢忘食

    fèi​qǐn​wàng​shí

    to forget food and sleep

    To neglect meals and sleep; describes being completely absorbed in or dedicated to one's work or studies.

    废 (literal) → 废/廢 · fèi · to abolish 寝 (literal) → 寝/寢 · qǐn · to stop 忘 (literal) → 忘 · wàng · to forget 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

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    created sense