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饿死
èsǐ
Description
"饿死"的意思是非常非常饿，好像要饿到死一样。
"饿死" means being extremely hungry, as if you might starve to death.
我们常常说"我快饿死了"，就是说自己肚子特别饿。
We often say "我快饿死了" to mean we are very hungry.
Meanings
饿死èsǐ
to be extremely hungry, starving (exaggeration)
我快饿死了，我们去吃饭吧。
I'm starving; let's go eat.
饿死èsǐ
to die of hunger, starve to death
以前很多人因为没有饭吃而饿死。
In the past, many people died of hunger because they had no food.
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Notes
- Etymology
饿 (hungry) + 死 (die); 死 here works as an intensifier meaning 'extremely'.
- Nuance
usually hyperbole for very hungry, not literal death, especially with 快...了.
In videos
“你怎么又不吃饭，饿死你算了。”
“如果我是赚吃的 我会饿死的”
“刚刚他说我快要饿死了”
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