ăn kiêng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To be on a diet: To follow a specific plan of eating, often to lose weight, improve health, or manage a medical condition by regulating the type and quantity of food consumed.
- To abstain from certain foods: To avoid eating particular foods, often for cultural, religious, or health-related reasons.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy đang ăn kiêng để giảm cân. (She is on a diet to lose weight.)
- Bệnh nhân tiểu đường cần phải ăn kiêng nghiêm ngặt. (Diabetic patients need to follow a strict diet.)
- Theo truyền thống, một số người ăn kiêng thịt bò vào ngày đó. (Traditionally, some people abstain from beef on that day.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can imply a temporary or long-term regimen. It often carries a connotation of restriction for a specific health or aesthetic goal, rather than a general, permanent way of eating.
Variants and Related Words
- Chế độ ăn kiêng (n): A diet plan, a dietary regimen.
- Anh ấy tuân theo một chế độ ăn kiêng ít carbohydrate. (He follows a low-carbohydrate diet plan.)
Synonyms
- To diet: To eat less food or only particular kinds of food to lose weight.
- To follow a regimen: To adhere to a prescribed set of rules, especially for diet.
- To abstain: To refrain from consuming something.
Related Idioms
- Ăn kiêng khem: A more emphatic form, stressing strict abstinence and careful selection of food.
- Sau phẫu thuật, bà cụ phải ăn kiêng khem đủ thứ. (After surgery, the old lady had to strictly abstain from all sorts of things.)