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Meaning of

饥 means hungry; suffering from hunger; crop failure; famine. Pronounced jī.

  • hungry; suffering from hunger
  • crop failure; famine

Character Info

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Components

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Definitions & Examples

Bēn
le
tiān
 
yòu
yòu
 

After traveling the whole day, he was hungry and thirsty.

Huāng
shān
shàng
de
nán
mín
men
zhèng
chǔ
hán
jiāo
de
jìng
 

The refugees on the barren mountain are suffering from both hunger and cold.

Hái
zi
men
zhèng
zài
de
xué
xīn
zhī
shi
 

The children are eagerly learning new knowledge like a starving person craves food.

Zhè
chǎng
zhèn
ràng
duō
zāi
mín
xiàn
le
kùn
de
kùn
jìng
 

This earthquake left many disaster victims trapped in hunger and hardship.

Chén
pǎo
hòu
yào
kōng
chī
liàng
shí
 
xiān
chōng
diǎn
wēn
shuǐ
zài
jìn
shí
 
miǎn
ràng
cháng
de
cháng
wèi
chéng
shòu
guò
dān
 

Don't immediately eat a large amount of food after a morning run. First drink some warm water before eating, to avoid overburdening your already empty, hungry stomach and intestines.