節食 [节－]

Jyutping zit3 sik6
Pinyin jié shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to save food
  2. to go on a diet
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    節制​飲食​，​即​係​減少​食量​以維持​健康​或​減肥​效果
    to be on diet
    • 佢靠節食同做運動減肥。
      佢靠节食同做运动减肥。
      keoi5 kaau3 zit3 sik6 tung4 zou6 wan6 dung6 gaam2 fei4.
      He loses his weight by going on diet and doing exercise.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to go on a diet
  2. noun
    temperance in eating; dieting
    • 極端節食
      极端节食
      jí duān jié shí
      crash diet
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    就算你在节食，不吃早餐也是不好的，不要忘记这点。
    就算你在節食，不吃早餐也是不好的，不要忘記這點。
    jiù suàn nǐ zài jié shí ， bù chī zǎo cān yě shì bù hǎo de ， bù yào wàng jì zhè diǎn 。
    • Don't forget that, if you are on a diet, skipping breakfast will not help you.
  2. Mandarin
    我想你应该节食了。
    我想你應該節食了。
    wǒ xiǎng nǐ yīng gāi jié shí le 。
    • I think you'd better go on a diet.
  3. Mandarin
    我们今晚会吃很多，所以我希望你没有在节食。
    我們今晚會吃很多，所以我希望你沒有在節食。
    wǒ men jīn wǎn huì chī hěn duō ， suǒ yǐ wǒ xī wàng nǐ méi yǒu zài jié shí 。
    • We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
    • We are going to eat a lot tonight so I hope that you are not on a diet.
  4. Mandarin
    虽然她节食, 巧克力蛋糕仍然诱惑著她。
    雖然她節食, 巧克力蛋糕仍然誘惑著她。
    suī rán tā jié shí , qiǎo kè lì dàn gāo réng rán yòu huò zhù tā 。
    • Even though she is dieting, the chocolate cake still tempts her.
  5. Mandarin
    我在节食。
    我在節食。
    wǒ zài jié shí 。
    • I'm on a diet.
    • I am on a diet.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    中秋节食月饼一向都系传统活动嚟㗎！
    中秋節食月餅一向都係傳統活動嚟㗎！
    zung1 cau1 zit3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 jat1 hoeng3 dou1 hai6 cyun4 tung2 wut6 dung6 lai4 gaa2
    • Eating mooncakes during the mid-autumn festival is a traditional activity.
  2. Cantonese
    乱咁节食减肥对身体唔好。
    亂咁節食減肥對身體唔好。
    lyun6 gam3 zit3 sik6 gaam2 fei4 deoi3 san1 tai2 m4 hou2.
    • It is unhealthy to reduce weight by going on a diet without control.
  3. Cantonese
    阿基肥得滞，所以医生命令佢节食减肥呀。
    阿基肥得滯，所以醫生命令佢節食減肥呀。
    aa3 gei1 fei4 dak1 zai6, so2 ji5 ji1 sang1 ming6 ling6 keoi5 zit3 sik6 gaam2 fei4 aa3.
    • Kei is overweight, so the doctor ordered him to go on a diet.
  4. Cantonese
    佢靠节食同做运动减肥。
    佢靠節食同做運動減肥。
    keoi5 kaau3 zit3 sik6 tung4 zou6 wan6 dung6 gaam2 fei4.
    • He loses his weight by going on diet and doing exercise.
  5. Cantonese
    中秋节食月饼系中国人嘅习俗。
    中秋節食月餅係中國人嘅習俗。
    zung1 cau1 zit3 sik6 jyut6 beng2 hai6 zung1 gwok3 jan4 ge3 zaap6 zuk6.
    • It is a Chinese custom to eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    极端节食
    極端節食
    jí duān jié shí
    • crash diet