挨饿

挨餓
ái'è
verb #9,932

Meanings

  1. 1 to go hungry; to suffer from hunger; to starve

Examples

HSK 2
Xiǎoshíhou wǒmen jīngcháng ái'è.
When we were young, we often went hungry.
HSK 7-9
Nìngkě zìjǐ ái'è, yě yào ràng háizi chībǎo.
She'd rather go hungry herself than let the children go unfed.

Tips

mistakes
The 挨 in 挨饿 is pronounced ái (2nd tone), meaning 'to endure/suffer.' Don't confuse with āi (1st tone) as in 挨着 ('next to'). Same character, different pronunciation and meaning.

Stroke Order

挨 āi
饿 è