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饥饿

jī è · ji e

Traditional 飢餓

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. hunger
  2. starvation
  3. famine
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2 examples
01

在(zài)非(fēi)洲(zhōu)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)孩(hái)子(zi)死(sǐ)于(yú)饥(jī)饿(è)。

Many children die of starvation in Africa.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)充(chōng)满(mǎn)了(le)饥(jī)饿(è)的(de)士(shì)兵(bīng)。

The city was full of starving soldiers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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