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. 宗教上指於相當時期禁止進食。目的在去汙染而淨化身心。宗教家多奉為戒律之一。
  2. 醫學上的禁食，目的在使病人的胃腸道得以休息、減壓和排空。

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

大齋 dàzhāi
  1. to fast
  2. to abstain from food
守齋 shǒuzhāi to fast
斷食 duànshí
  1. to fast
  2. hunger strike
齋期 zhāiqī
  1. fasting days
  2. a fast