Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
饥饿
jī'è
Description
饥饿是很想吃东西的感觉，一般用在比较正式或严重的时候。
"饥饿" is the feeling of wanting to eat, usually used in more formal or serious contexts.
很多穷苦的人一直生活在饥饿之中。
Many poor people live in a state of "饥饿" all the time.
Meanings
饥饿jī'è
hunger; hungry; starving
他很久没吃饭，感到非常饥饿。
He hasn't eaten for a long time and feels very hungry.
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Notes
- Etymology
饥 (famine/hunger) + 饿 (hungry), two synonyms combined for emphasis.
- Nuance
more formal and stronger than 饿; 饿 is used in everyday speech.
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