禁食

jìnshí
  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from eating
  3. to forbid the eating of (certain foods)
  4. a fast

CEDICT

to fast

Wiktionary

  1. 宗教上指于相当时期禁止进食。目的在去污染而淨化身心。宗教家多奉为戒律之一。
  2. 医学上的禁食，目的在使病人的胃肠道得以休息、减压和排空。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 禁 jìn
  1. to prohibit
  2. to forbid
2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse

Related entries

大斋 dàzhāi
  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from food
守斋 shǒuzhāi to fast
断食 duànshí
  1. to fast
  2. hunger strike
斋期 zhāiqī
  1. fasting days
  2. a fast