饥饿 jī'è

1. Starving (hungry)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 饥饿 will read it the same way this page does.

饥饿 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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These are also written jie without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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What does 饥饿 mean in English?

饥饿 is pronounced jī'è and means Starving (hungry).

How do you pronounce 饥饿?

饥饿 is jī'è in pinyin — written jie without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 饥饿?

饥饿 is written with 2 characters: 饥 (jī) Hungry, 饿 (è) Hungry. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 饥饿 written in traditional Chinese?

飢餓. The simplified form 饥饿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 飢餓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jī'è.

Is 饥饿 an HSK word?

Yes — 饥饿 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.