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废寝忘食

fèi qǐn wàng shí
HSK 7

English Meaning

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 2 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
他们在研究什么新品啊 这么废寝忘食的
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Something suspicious is going on; working this hard on a simple product makes no sense.”

1. PREVIOUS

大哥

“Boss He,”

“what new product are they researching so tirelessly?”

3. NEXT

阿诚 我早就跟你说过

“Cheng, I told you before”

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可是谁也管不了他 对吧 他一干起活来 废寝忘食
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“We all know he is overworking, but you cannot talk someone that dedicated out of doing his job.”

1. PREVIOUS

林镇长的身体 我们大家都为他担心

“We're all worried about Lin Dongfu's health.”

“But he doesn't listen to us. Once he works, he forgets everything.”

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我知道你啊 这两边兼顾肯定是累

“I know you're exhausted juggling both sides.”

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