饿

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   hungry

   中感到身体需要食物gǎndào shēntǐ xūyào shíwù

   • wǒyǒudiǎnrèle.

     我有点儿饿了。🔊

     I'm getting a bit hungry.

   • Háizimenwánleyīxiàwǔ,huíjiāshídōuèhuàile.

     孩子们玩了一下午，回家时都饿坏了。🔊

     The kids played all afternoon and were absolutely starving by the time they got home.

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   • wǒzěnmebǐdéshàngnǐne，nǐyǒugètiěfànwǎn，èbùzhe！

     我怎么比得上你呢，你有个铁饭碗，饿不着！🔊

     How could I possibly compare to you? You've got an iron rice bowl — you'll never go hungry!

   • gùtiānjiāngjiàngdàrènyúshìrényě，bìxiānkǔqíxīnzhì，láoqíjīngǔ，èqítǐfū，kōngfáqíshēn，xíngfúluànqísuǒwèi，suǒyǐdòngxīnrěnxìng，céngyìqísuǒbùnéng。

     故天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。🔊

     Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust a person with a great mission, it first embitters his mind and will, wearies his muscles and bones, starves his body and flesh, depletes his resources, and thwarts his every endeavor — all in order to stir his heart, strengthen his endurance, and develop capacities he did not possess before.

2. 貳动verb

   to starve (sb)

   中感到很想吃东西、肚子不舒服的状态gǎndào hěn xiǎng chī dōngxi、dùzi bù shūfu de zhuàngtài

   • wǒèle,xiǎngchīfàn.

     我饿了，想吃饭。🔊

     I'm hungry and want to eat.

   • Biéràngháizièzhe,kuàiqùzhǔnbèiwǎnfànba.

     别让孩子饿着，快去准备晚饭吧。🔊

     Don't let the kids go hungry — hurry up and get dinner ready.