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Meaning of 斋

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(Trad.: 齋)
Pinyin: zhāi
English Definition: to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
Chinese Definition:
①屋舍,常指书房、学舍、饭店或商店:书斋。聊斋。荣宝斋。
②祭祀前或举行典礼前清心洁身:斋戒。封斋(亦称“把斋”)。斋月。斋坛。斋会。斋果。
③佛教、道教等教徒、道徒吃的素食:斋饭。斋堂。吃斋。
④舍饭给僧人吃:斋僧。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (culture) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ wén ] culture, literature, writing
    • [ ér ] and, and then, and yet; but
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Example Words
书斋 shū zhāi study (room)
斋月 zhāi yuè Ramadan (Islam)
开斋节 kāi zhāi jié Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan
吃斋 chī zhāi to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
斋戒 zhāi jiè to fast
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Example Sentences
1
Lent is upon us whether we asked for it or not.
2
One afternoon I drove out from Jaipur in a final attempt at reconciliation.
3
Talking to reporters in New Delhi after the Jaipur blasts last week Menon said.
4
It was Ramadan, and he had to prepare Sehur, the last meal before sunrise.
5
Those trees wake up in the morning and beat their chests and drink their coffee black.