饥饿

飢餓

jī'è

adjective HSK 7-9 #6,246

Meanings

1 hungry
2 starving
3 hunger

Characters

hungry; starving

Examples

HSK 3

饥饿的人们排着长队等待食物。

Jī'è de rénmen pái zhe cháng duì děngdài shíwù.

Hungry people lined up waiting for food.

HSK 5

很多孩子还在忍受饥饿。

Hěnduō háizi hái zài rěnshòu jī'è.

Many children are still enduring hunger.

Tips

usage

饥饿 is more formal/severe than 饿. It describes serious hunger or famine conditions, not just 'I'm hungry'.

Stroke Order

饥 jī

饿 è