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厌食

Word · VerbTraditional厭食

loss of appetite; anorexia; refuse to eat

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to have no appetite; to refuse food; to suffer from anorexia

neutral

Commonly used in medical and psychological contexts to describe a symptom or eating disorder. Can refer to temporary loss of appetite or the clinical condition anorexia nervosa.

Xiǎo小
ér儿
yàn厌
shí食
shì是
ér儿
kē科
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiāo消
huà化
xì系
tǒng统
jí疾
bìng病
 。

Anorexia in children is a common digestive system disease in pediatrics.

Tā她
yīn因
wèi为
guò过
dù度
jié节
shí食
ér而
huàn患
shàng上
le了
yàn厌
shí食
zhèng症
 。

She developed anorexia due to excessive dieting.

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Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
tài太
rè热
 ,
wǒ我
yǒu有
diǎn点
yàn厌
shí食
 ,
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
xiǎng想
chī吃
 。

It's been too hot these past few days; I've lost my appetite and don't feel like eating anything.