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饥饿 jīè

饥饿 jīè Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 饥饿 jīè .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīè | jie1
English translation
hunger
starvation
famine

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Traditional form

飢餓

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 饥饿 jīè

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shí represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shí

Positional decomposition

饣几

Number of Strokes

5
饿 è

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of è . Phonosemantic compound. shí represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

饣我

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 饥饿 jīè

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OEA发出 fā chū 饥饿 jīè 抑制 yì zhì 信息 xìnxī dào 大脑 dà nǎo ,增加 zēngjiā bǎo zhàng gǎn .

OEA sends hunger - curbing messages to the brain to increase feelings of fullness.

méi 挨过饿 è de rén 知道 zhīdào 饥饿 jīè shì 什么 shénme 滋味 zīwèi .

Those who have not known hunger can never imagine how it feels.

le gēn bèi 辛苦 xīnkǔ 饥饿 jīè lòng qiàn shòu de 年轻 niánqīng de 手指 shǒuzhǐ .

He pressed the work - worn , hunger - worn young fingers, and touched his lips.

zhǐ 饥饿 jīè de shòu māo zǒu dào jiā 门口 mén kǒu .

A lean and hungry cat came to our door.

qún Niú 由于 yóuyú 饥饿 jīè ér 显得 xiǎnde shòu lín lín .

The cattle's bones stuck out with the dint of hunger.

饥饿 jīè Decomposition

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饥饿 jīè Compounds

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