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 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

āi
饿 è