Definition
禁欲 means 'to practice asceticism' or 'to abstain from desires (especially sexual or material)'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the object 欲 can be separated from 禁 when adding aspect markers or measure words, e.g. 禁了欲 ('abstained from desires'), 禁过欲 ('have abstained before'). Note that the correct pronunciation is jìn yù (fourth tone on 禁), not jīn as listed in the source pinyin.
v.o.
to practice asceticismto abstain from desires (especially sexual or material)
Examples
- ，禁欲。Tā wèile xiūxíng, juédìng jīn sān nián.He decided to practice asceticism for three years for spiritual cultivation.
- 禁欲。Zhège zōngjiào yāoqiú xìntú jīn.This religion requires its followers to abstain from desires.
- ，。Tā yǐjīng jìn le yù, guòzhe jiǎndān de shēnghuó.He has already abstained from desires and lives a simple life.
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