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CHINESE CHARACTER

jī

饥

饥

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hungry; famine

Numbered pinyin
ji1
English meanings
hungry; famine; starvation

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他è饿de得jī饥cháng肠辘辘。

    He was so hungry that his stomach was rumbling.

  2. 02

    jī饥huāng荒niándài年代liángshi粮食hěn很shǎo少。

    During the famine years, there was very little grain.

  3. 03

    hē喝shuǐ水kěyǐ可以zànshí暂时chōng充jī饥。

    Drinking water can temporarily satisfy hunger.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 饥饿
  • 饥荒
  • 充饥
  • 饥渴
  • 饥肠辘辘