废寝忘食廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí — to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
fèi (fourth tone, falling) qǐn (third tone, dipping) wàng (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising)fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2
Traditional: 廢寢忘食
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
verb
Character breakdown
Words containing 忘
- 忘wàng (fourth tone, falling)to forget
- 忘记忘記wàngjì (fourth tone, falling)to forget
- 难忘難忘nán (second tone, rising) wàng (fourth tone, falling)unforgettable
- 遗忘遺忘yí (second tone, rising) wàng (fourth tone, falling)to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
- 忘掉wàng (fourth tone, falling) diào (fourth tone, falling)to forget
- 备忘录備忘錄bèi (fourth tone, falling) wàng (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling)memorandum
- 念念不忘niàn (fourth tone, falling) niàn (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) wàng (fourth tone, falling)to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
- 忘不了wàng (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) liǎo (third tone, dipping)cannot forget