充饥 (充飢)
chōng jī
Pinyin

Definition

充饥 (充飢)
 - 
chōng jī
  1. to allay one's hunger

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

充值
chōng zhí
  1. 1 to recharge (money onto a card)
充值卡
chōng zhí kǎ
  1. 1 rechargeable card
  2. 2 to recharge a card
充实
chōng shí
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full
  3. 3 substantial
  4. 4 to enrich
  5. 5 to augment
  6. 6 to substantiate (an argument)
充满
chōng mǎn
  1. 1 full of
  2. 2 brimming with
  3. 3 very full
  4. 4 permeated
补充
bǔ chōng
  1. 1 to replenish
  2. 2 to supplement
  3. 3 to complement
  4. 4 additional
  5. 5 supplementary
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (7)

充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
打肿脸充胖子
dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
  1. 1 lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng
  1. 1 lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
漏脯充饥
lòu fǔ chōng jī
  1. 1 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

Sample Sentences

悟空说道：“师父，我等现在此山正中，周围并无人烟。但南山有一片桃林，我去摘些鲜桃给师父充饥。”
wùkōng shuōdào ：“shīfu ，wǒděng xiàn zài cǐ shān zhèngzhōng ，zhōuwéi bìng wú rényān 。dàn nánshān yǒu yī piàn táolín ，wǒ qù zhāi xiē xiāntáo gěi shīfu chōngjī 。”
Monkey said, "Master, there are no signs of life near the mountains we’re in now. However, there is a patch of peach trees in the mountains to the north. I'll go pick some fresh peaches to allay your hunger."
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