Definition

1. 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.)

verb

1. to be on a diet