节食

節食
jiéshí
  1. to save food
  2. to go on a diet

CEDICT

  1. temperance in eating; dieting
  2. to go on a diet

Wiktionary

  1. 减省食物。
  2. 节日的食物。
  3. 节制饮食。

重編國語辭典

  1. 减少进食
  2. 节制饮食

維基詞典

Examples

她在节食中。

She's dieting.

Source: Tatoeba

我想你应该节食了。

I think you'd better go on a diet.

Source: Tatoeba

玛丽在严格节食中，对吗？

Mary is on a strict diet, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba

那个丑男人在节食，这个我们知道就好。

Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 节 jié
  1. joint; node
  2. (bound form) section; segment
  3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  4. seasonal festival
  5. (bound form) to economize; to save
  6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
  7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  8. knot (nautical miles per hour)
2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse

Containing this entry

缩衣节食 suōyījiéshí
  1. to economize on clothes and food
  2. to scrimp and save (idiom)