废寝忘餐
fèi qǐn wàng cān
Pinyin

Definition

废寝忘餐
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fèi qǐn wàng cān
  1. see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

忘
wàng
  1. 1 to forget
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to neglect
忘记
wàng jì
  1. 1 to forget
早餐
zǎo cān
  1. 1 breakfast
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
中餐
Zhōng cān
  1. 1 Chinese meal
  2. 2 Chinese food
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn]
午餐
wǔ cān
  1. 1 lunch
  2. 2 luncheon
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
大餐
dà cān
  1. 1 great meal
  2. 2 banquet
套餐
tào cān
  1. 1 set meal
  2. 2 product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
忘却
wàng què
  1. 1 to forget
忘掉
wàng diào
  1. 1 to forget
快餐
kuài cān
  1. 1 fast food
  2. 2 snack
  3. 3 quick meal
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
晚餐
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
淡忘
dàn wàng
  1. 1 to be forgotten
  2. 2 to fade from memory
聚餐
jù cān
  1. 1 communal meal
  2. 2 formal dinner of club or group
自助餐
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
西餐
xī cān
  1. 1 Western-style food
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn]
遗忘
yí wàng
  1. 1 to become forgotten
  2. 2 to forget
难忘
nán wàng
  1. 1 unforgettable
餐
cān
  1. 1 meal
  2. 2 to eat
  3. 3 classifier for meals
餐具
cān jù
  1. 1 tableware
  2. 2 dinner service

Idioms (20)

公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
  1. 1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
  1. 1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
得鱼忘筌
dé yú wàng quán
  1. 1 lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
  1. 1 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
  2. 2 to kick a benefactor in the teeth
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
  1. 1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
  2. 2 undaunted by perils
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng
  1. 1 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
  2. 2 to remember as long as one lives
  3. 3 unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
  1. 1 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
  1. 1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān
  1. 1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
  2. 2 (of women) gorgeous
  3. 3 graceful
  4. 4 (of scenery) beautiful
见利忘义
jiàn lì wàng yì
  1. 1 to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations
  2. 2 to sell one's soul for gain
贵人多忘
guì rén duō wàng
  1. 1 an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
转眼便忘
zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng
  1. 1 what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)
饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn
  1. 1 to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
饕餮大餐
tāo tiè dà cān
  1. 1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

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