斋 (zhāi): to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc, vegetarian diet
斋 (zhāi) is a Chinese character meaning “to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 文 (script). It ranks #3420 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc
- vegetarian diet
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斋戒 | zhāi jiè | to observe a religious fast |
| 斋藤 | zhāi téng | Saitō (Japanese surname) |
| 斋月 | zhāi yuè | Ramadan (Islam) |
| 斋期 | zhāi qī | fasting days |
| 书斋 | shū zhāi | study (room) |
| 大开斋 | dà kāi zhāi | see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2] |
| 大斋期 | dà zhāi qī | Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter) |
| 大斋节 | dà zhāi jié | great fast |
| 开斋节 | kāi zhāi jié | (Islam) Eid al-Fitr, festival that marks the end of Ramadan |
| 大斋 | dà zhāi | to fast |
| 开斋 | kāi zhāi | to stop following a vegetarian diet |
| 斋果 | zhāi guǒ | (religious) offerings |
| 打斋 | dǎ zhāi | to beg for (vegetarian) food |
| 斋教 | zhāi jiào | Zhaijiao sect of Buddhism |
| 化斋 | huà zhāi | to beg for food (of monks) |
斋 appears in 26 compound words: 38 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习斋字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí zhāi zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Learning to write the character "斋" requires repeated practice to ensure it is written neatly.
汶航斋月行善暖人心系列义举惠及贫户与孤儿
汶 háng zhāi yuè háng shàn nuǎn rén xīn xì liè yì jǔ huì jí pín hù yǔ gū ér
【战况R5】在港第3仗开斋!呢只巨富拍卖会自己买!
zhàn kuàng R 5 zài gǎng dì 3 zhàng kāi zhāi ! ne zhī jù fù pāi mài huì zì jǐ mǎi !
跳湖勇救3母女 7青年赴首相官邸与安华开斋
tiào hú yǒng jiù 3 mǔ nǚ 7 qīng nián fù shǒu xiāng guān 邸 yǔ ān huá kāi zhāi
阿联酋驻港总领事馆首办“斋月足球杯” 滙聚穆斯林足球爱好者
ā lián 酋 zhù gǎng zǒng lǐng shì guǎn shǒu bàn zhāi yuè zú qiú bēi 滙 jù mù sī lín zú qiú ài hǎo zhě
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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