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停食
tíng shí
Pinyin
Definition
停食
-
tíng shí
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
Character Decomposition
停
亻
亠
口
冖
一
亅
食
食
Related Words
(20)
停
tíng
1
to stop
2
to halt
3
to park (a car)
美食
měi shí
1
culinary delicacy
2
fine food
3
gourmet food
零食
líng shí
1
between-meal nibbles
2
snacks
食
shí
1
to eat
2
food
3
animal feed
4
eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
1
foodstuff
2
food
3
provisions
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
1
food
2
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
不停
bù tíng
1
incessant
主食
zhǔ shí
1
main food
2
staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
1
food
2
meals
停下
tíng xià
1
to stop
停住
tíng zhù
1
to stop
2
to halt
3
to cease
停摆
tíng bǎi
1
(of a pendulum) to stop swinging
2
(of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt
3
to be suspended
4
to be canceled
5
shutdown
6
(sports) lockout
停机
tíng jī
1
(of a machine) to stop
2
to shut down
3
to park a plane
4
to finish shooting (a TV program etc)
5
to suspend a phone line
6
(of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
停歇
tíng xiē
1
to stop for a rest
停止
tíng zhǐ
1
to stop
2
to halt
3
to cease
停留
tíng liú
1
to stay somewhere temporarily
2
to stop over
停车
tíng chē
1
to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
2
to park
3
(of a machine) to stop working
4
to stall
停车场
tíng chē chǎng
1
parking lot
2
car park
停电
tíng diàn
1
to have a power failure
2
power cut
停顿
tíng dùn
1
to halt
2
to break off
3
pause (in speech)
Idioms
(20)
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
1
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
2
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
3
in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
1
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
2
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
1
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
2
in a rut
3
at a standstill
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
1
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
2
to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
1
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
2
fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
1
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
2
to skip one's sleep and meals
3
to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
1
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2
Food first, ethical niceties second
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
1
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
2
anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
1
drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
1
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
1
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
1
to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
1
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
2
to give troops a hearty welcome
3
also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
1
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
2
fig. to stand on one's own feet
3
to earn one's own living
自食其果
zì shí qí guǒ
1
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
2
to reap what one has sown
自食恶果
zì shí è guǒ
1
lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
2
fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
3
to stew in one's own juice
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