Definition
绝食 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning to abstain from eating. It covers both voluntary fasting (for health, religion, or diet) and political hunger strikes as a form of protest. When you need to add a duration or a measure word, the verb 绝 and the object 食 split: 绝了三天食 ('fasted for three days'). The object 食 cannot take a separate modifier; instead, the duration goes between the two syllables.
v.o.
to fast (for health, religious, or dietary reasons)to go on a hunger strike (as a protest)
Examples
- 绝食。Tā wèile jiànkāng juédìng jué shí yí gè yuè.He decided to fast for a month for his health.
- 绝食。Qiúfànmen tōngguò jué shí lái kàngyì bù gōngpíng de dàiyù.The prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest unfair treatment.
- ，。Tā jué le sān tiān shí, shēntǐ yǐjīng hěn xūruò le.He fasted for three days, and his body is already very weak.
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