è
饿
hungry; starve
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesadjective
hungry; feeling the need to eat
neutralDescribes the physiological state of wanting food.
Wǒ我
è饿
le了
，
xiǎng想
chī吃
diǎn点
dōng东
xī西
。
I'm hungry and want to eat something.
Nà那
ge个
hái孩
zi子
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
fēi非
cháng常
è饿
。
That child looks very hungry.
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È饿
hǔ虎
pū扑
shí食
shì是
yī一
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
。
"The hungry tiger pounces on its prey" is an idiom.
Cháng长
tú途
lǚ旅
xíng行
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
liǎ俩
dōu都
è饿
huài坏
le了
。
After the long journey, we were both starving.
È饿
de的
shí时
hou候
，
shén什
me么
dōng东
xī西
dōu都
jué觉
de得
hǎo好
chī吃
。
When you're hungry, everything tastes good.
verb
to starve; to make someone go hungry
neutralCausative verb meaning to cause hunger in someone or something.
Nǐ你
bié别
è饿
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
。
Don't let the child go hungry.
Zhǔ主
rén人
méi没
yǒu有
è饿
zhe着
shēng牲
kou口
。
The owner did not starve the livestock.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
shěng省
qián钱
，
jīng经
cháng常
è饿
zhe着
zì自
jǐ己
。
He often starves himself to save money.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
bèi被
è饿
sǐ死
le了
。
During the war, many people starved to death.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
huì会
è饿
zhe着
rèn任
hé何
yī一
wèi位
kè客
rén人
。
We won't let any guest go hungry.