廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
廢 fèi
to abolish; to abandon; to discard
寢 qǐn
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