饥 (饑)
jī
Pinyin

Definition

饥 (饑)
 - 
jī
  1. variant of 飢|饥[jī]
饥 (飢)
 - 
jī
  1. hungry

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

饥饿
jī è
  1. 1 hunger
  2. 2 starvation
  3. 3 famine
充饥
chōng jī
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
饥不择食
jī bù zé shí
  1. 1 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
  2. 2 When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
饥渴
jī kě
  1. 1 hungry and thirsty
  2. 2 (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

Idioms (9)

充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
漏脯充饥
lòu fǔ chōng jī
  1. 1 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
画饼充饥
huà bǐng chōng jī
  1. 1 lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
  2. 2 to feed on illusions (idiom)
饥不择食
jī bù zé shí
  1. 1 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
  2. 2 When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

Sample Sentences

谁说不是呢，看看这一件件儿的小衣服，不知道的都还以为咱们在闹饥荒呢。
shéi shuō bùshì ne ，kàn kan zhè yī jiàn jiànr de xiǎo yīfu ，bù zhīdào de dōu hái yǐwéi zánmen zài nào jīhuāng ne 。
You're telling me. Look at all these tiny clothes, if you didn't know any better you might think there's a famine going on.
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唐僧应道：“也是，为师肚子也有些饥饿，不如我们暂且休息一下。”
Táng Sēng yìngdào ：“yě shì ，wéishī dùzi yě yǒuxiē jī\'è ，bùrú wǒmen zànqiě xiūxi yīxià 。”
Tang replied, "True. I'm also a bit hungry. We'd better rest for now."
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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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