暴饮暴食

bào yǐn bào shí

to binge; to eat and drink far too much

Character by character

暴bào
excessive

饮yǐn
drink

暴bào
excessive

食shí
eat

过年那几天暴饮暴食，节后一称，胖了三公斤。

I binged over Chinese New Year; when I weighed myself afterwards I had put on three kilos.

Tone: negative (criticism).

The doctor’s word for overeating, usually after holidays, banquets or a stressful day. The advice that goes with it is 饮食有节, eat in moderation.

Learn this in Lesson 114 · HSK 7–9: 国家喊你减肥 (Data story: the state wants you to lose weight)

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