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吃斋
chī​zhāi

to be a vegetarian

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
吃斋 吃齋 chī//zhāi
to be a vegetarian
to abstain from meat and spicy vegetables, often for religious reasons or as a vow; to eat a vegetarian diet
to dine
used specifically for Buddhist monks or nuns having a meal

Frequency

Written text
0.223 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 吃素 chī​sù

Referenced by

  • 斋 zhāi

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)
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