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饿死
èsǐ
Description
"饿死"的意思是因为没有食物而死，也常常用来说一个人现在非常非常饿。
"饿死" means to die from lack of food, and is often used to say someone is very, very hungry now.
我们说话的时候，"我饿死了"其实不是真的死，只是说很饿。
When we say "我饿死了", it doesn't mean actually dying, just being very hungry.
Meanings
饿死了èsǐ le
to be extremely hungry (exaggeration)
我还没吃饭，饿死了！
I haven't eaten yet; I'm starving!
饿死èsǐ
to starve to death
以前很多人因为没有粮食饿死了。
In the past, many people starved to death because there was no food.
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Notes
- Etymology
饿 (hungry) + 死 (die); 死 here works as a resultative complement.
- Nuance
Very common as everyday hyperbole; "饿死了" rarely means literal starvation.
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