Meaning of 饥饿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jī'è
- hunger
- starvation
- famine
饥饿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
世界上许多人很饥饿。
There are many hungry people in the world.
饥饿是最好的调味品。
Hunger is the best sauce.
许多工人死于饥饿。
Many of the workers died of hunger.
饥饿的婴儿只是哭。
The hungry baby did nothing but cry.
难民与饥饿作斗争。
The refugees struggled against hunger.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
饥 jī · hungry · 5 strokes
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饿 è · hungry · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 饥饿.
| 忍饥挨饿 | rěnjī-ái'è | starving; famished |
| 饿死 | èsǐ | to starve to death; to be very hungry |
| 挨饿 | ái'è | to go hungry; to endure starvation |
| 饥渴 | jīkě | hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) |
| 饥荒 | jīhuāng | crop failure; famine |
| 饿肚子 | èdùzi | to go hungry; to starve |
| 饥肠辘辘 | jīchánglùlù | (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry |
Questions about 饥饿
What does 饥饿 mean?
饥饿 (jī'è) means "hunger; starvation" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 饥饿?
饥饿 is made of 2 characters: 饥 (5 strokes), 饿 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 饥饿 an HSK word?
Yes. 饥饿 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 饥饿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 饥饿 is written 飢餓.