废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)

HSK 6

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 38701st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2. to be completely wrapped up in one's work
  3. 3. to skip one's sleep and meals

Characters

Character Meaning
废 fèi HSK 5
to abolish; to abandon; to discard
寝 qǐn HSK 6
to lie down; old variant of 寢qǐn
忘 wàng HSK 3
to forget; to neglect; to overlook
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed