饥饿 (jī è) — hungry, starving

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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