饥饿 (jī è) — hungry, starving
Definition
A stronger, more literary word for 'hungry, starving' than the everyday 饿 — used for serious hunger or famine, less common in casual talk.
adjective
hungrystarving
Examples
- 饥饿。jī è De dòng wù zài xuě dì lǐ zhǎo shí wù.The hungry animals are looking for food in the snow.
- 。Tā yīn wèi cháng shí jiān méi yǒu chī fàn ér gǎn dào shí fēn.He felt extremely hungry because he hadn't eaten for a long time.
- ，。Zài de qíng kuàng xià, rén hěn nán jí zhōng zhù yì lì.Under conditions of hunger, it's hard for people to concentrate.
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