废寝忘食

fèi qǐn wàng shí
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2. to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3. to be completely wrapped up in one's work

Child Words of 废寝忘食

废
fèi

to abolish

忘
wàng

to forget

寝
qǐn

to lie down

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)