挨饿 (ái è) — to suffer from hunger, to go hungry, to starve

Définition

挨饿 is a vivid verb meaning 'to go hungry / suffer starvation' — emphasizes the experience of enduring hunger over time, not a one-time skip of a meal. Note the second tone: ái, not āi (挨挨, 挨家).

verb
to suffer from hungerto go hungryto starve

Exemples

  • 挨饿
    Zài zhàn zhēng shí qī, hěn duō rén dōu zài ái è.
    During wartime, many people suffered from hunger.
  • Wǒ xiǎo shí hou āi guò è, suǒ yǐ zhī dào méi fàn chī de zī wèi.
    I went hungry as a child, so I know the taste of having no food.
  • Tā zhěng zhěng āi le sān tiān de è, cái děng lái le jiù yuán.
    He suffered starvation for three full days before rescue arrived.
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