chī zhāi

Traditional: 吃齋

吃斋 (chī zhāi) is a Chinese word meaning “to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian”.

Meanings

  1. 1to abstain from eating meat
  2. 2to be a vegetarian

Characters in 吃斋

吃chī · to eat; to consume斋zhāi · to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc

Related words

吃to eat; to consume吃variant of 吃[chi1]吃饭to have a meal吃惊to be startled好吃tasty; delicious好吃to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous大吃一惊(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback吃醋to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)小吃street food; snack吃素to be a vegetarian难吃unpalatable吃力to entail strenuous effort

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