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