饥
hunger; crop failure
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesadjective
hungry; suffering from hunger
Describes the physical feeling of needing food.
After traveling the whole day, he was hungry and thirsty.
The refugees on the barren mountain are suffering from both hunger and cold.
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The children are eagerly learning new knowledge like a starving person craves food.
This earthquake left many disaster victims trapped in hunger and hardship.
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.
noun
crop failure; famine
formalRefers to agricultural disasters leading to widespread food shortages.
Years of consecutive crop failures made the local people suffer greatly.
In ancient times, the imperial court often opened granaries to distribute grain to relief disaster victims during famine years.
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This drought triggered large-scale famine.
Due to three consecutive years of crop disasters, the population of this region dropped by nearly 30%.
Ancient water conservancy projects largely resisted the risk of seasonal crop failures and famine.