废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí

HSK 6

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

废 fèi
HSK 5
abrogate, terminate, discard
寝 qǐn
HSK 6
sleep, rest; bed chamber
忘 wàng
HSK 3
forget; neglect; miss, omit
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184