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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