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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 废寝忘食
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 废寝忘食 | fèi qǐn - wàng shí | - (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 38,088 | 46,981 | 35,485 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 废 | fèi | - to abolish - to abandon - to abrogate - to discard - to depose - to oust - crippled - abandoned - waste |
| 废 | fèi | - variant of 廢|废[fei4] - disabled |
| 寝 | qǐn | - old variant of 寢|寝[qin3] |
| 寝 | qǐn | - (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest - (bound form) bedroom - (bound form) imperial tomb - (literary) to stop; to cease |
| 忘 | wàng | - to forget - to overlook - to neglect |
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
Other Words Containing 废寝忘食
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 废寝忘食 | - | 9 | 38,088 | 46,981 | 35,485 |