斋

zhāi

fast, vegetarian diet adopted for religious reasons, give alms (to a monk)

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fast; give alms; room

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fast; give alms; room

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zhāi

n. lent diet, home, house

zhāi

v. keep a fast, fast

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zhai1

to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc, vegetarian diet, study room, building, to give alms (to a monk)

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斋(齋)

zhāi

名

（斋戒） fast:

开斋 break one's fast

（信徒的素食） vegetarian diet:

吃斋念佛 practise abstinence from meat and say prayers

（屋子） room; building:

书斋 study ;

新斋 new house

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（舍饭给僧人） give alms:

斋僧 give alms to a monk

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齋|斋 [zhāi] ► to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc ► vegetarian diet ► study room ► building ► to give alms (to a monk)