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饥饿

jī è
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. hunger
  2. 2. starvation
  3. 3. famine

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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饱足
bǎo zú

to be full (after eating)

饱足 means satiety or fullness, the opposite of hunger.

Related words

1 item
饥荒
jī huāng

crop failure

饥荒 refers specifically to famine, while 饥饿 refers to the state of hunger.

Usage notes

Collocations

饥饿 is typically used with verbs like 感到 (feel) or 忍受 (endure), e.g., 感到饥饿 (feel hungry), not 是饥饿.

Example Sentences

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农民因为 饥饿 而造反。
The peasants rebelled because of hunger.
他感到非常 饥饿 。
He feels very hungry.
我 饥饿 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 878345)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 饥饿

饿
è

to be hungry

饥
jī

(bound form) hungry