斷食

断食
duànshí
  1. to fast
  2. hunger strike

CEDICT

to fast (especially for therapeutic purposes)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 斷 duàn
  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly
2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse

Related entries

大齋 dàzhāi
  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from food
守齋 shǒuzhāi to fast
禁食 jìnshí
  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from eating
  3. to forbid the eating of (certain foods)
  4. a fast
你上次禁食是什么时候？

When was the last time you fasted?

Source: Tatoeba

絕食抗議 juéshíkàngyì hunger strike