zhāi jiè

Traditional: 齋戒

斋戒 (zhāi jiè) is a Chinese word meaning “to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual”.

Meanings

  1. 1to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual

Characters in 斋戒

斋zhāi · to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc戒jiè · to guard against

Related words

戒指(finger) ring戒to guard against警戒to warn戒毒to kick a drug habit戒酒to give up drinking戒备to take precautions戒烟to give up smoking戒毒所drug rehabilitation center警戒线police cordon戒律monastic discipline钻戒diamond ring戒严to impose martial law

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