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abstain

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhai1 zhāi

Meaning


Primary

abstain

Alternatives

abstains, abstaining, abstained

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in [1] front of the [-ai] high school where he has decided to 齋 abstain from his career as a secret agent, and to 齋 abstain from killing people. Also to 齋 abstain from eating any meat. He sits in front of an 示 altar that is on the school lawn telling kids the importance of 齋 abstaining from doing things that are bad for you. Meanwhile his 齊 maid goes back and forth doing things for him like grabbing vegetarian food from the school cafeteria. It seems that James Bond has also decided to 齋 abstain from work.

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