to neglect sleep and forget about food [idiom] ()
HSK 6
Traditional
廢寢忘食
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他对研究工作废寝忘食。 tā duì yánjiū gōngzuò fèiqǐnwàngshí。 - He devoted himself to research, neglecting sleep and meals.
她在创作过程中废寝忘食。 tā zài chuàngzuò guòchéng zhōng fèiqǐnwàngshí。 - She worked tirelessly on her creation, neglecting sleep and meals.
他的学习态度是废寝忘食。 tā de xuéxí tàidù shì fèiqǐnwàngshí。 - His attitude towards studying is to neglect sleep and meals.
这个科研团队为了完成项目废寝忘食。 zhège kēyán tuánduì wèile wánchéng xiàngmù fèiqǐnwàngshí。 - This research team worked tirelessly to complete the project.
他为了比赛废寝忘食地练习。 tā wèile bǐsài fèiqǐnwàngshí de liànxí。 - He practiced tirelessly for the competition, neglecting sleep and meals.
Characters
忘 wàng - forget |
废 fèi - give up, abandon, abolish; dethrone; useless, invalid; disabled; dispirited |
食 shí - food; to eat |
寝 qǐn - to lie down to sleep; bedroom; coffin chamber |