Definition & Meaning

1.purify oneself before making an offering

2.abstain from meat, wine, etc. (when offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors)

3.fast; day of fasting

zhāi jiè

斋 戒

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1
v.purify oneself before making an offering
- chuán tǒng shang zhè jǐ tiān shì zhuān mén yòng yú dǎo gào hé zhāi jiè de
  传统上，这几天是专门用于祷告和斋戒的。
  Traditionally, these days were set apart for prayer and fasting.
- cháng qī zhāi jiè hòu kāi zhāi
  长期斋戒后开斋
  break a long fast
synonym
chī zhāi吃斋
2
v.abstain from meat, wine, etc. (when offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors)
- tā men zài mǒu xiē tiān zhāi jiè
  他们在某些天斋戒。
  They fast on certain days.
synonym
chí zhāi持斋
3
v.fast; day of fasting
- yī sī lán jiào tú zài zhāi yuè qī jiān zhāi jiè
  伊斯兰教徒在斋月期间斋戒。
  Muslims fast during Ramadan.
- jìn xíng wéi qī sān tiān de zhāi jiè
  进行为期三天的斋戒
  go on a three-day fast
- zhè ge guò chéng wán chéng zhī hòu wǒ yòu zhāi jiè qī rì
  这个过程完成之后，我又斋戒七日。
  After the procedure, I fast again for seven days.

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