饿èhungry

1. 1.

   hungryadjective

2. 2.

   to starve (sb)verb

• 饿hungry

饿 often takes 了 to show a new state, as in 我饿了, and it can be used with 很 or 太.

1. HSK 1

   我饿了，我们去吃饭吧。

   Wǒ è le, wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.

   I'm hungry. Let's go eat.

2. 孩子早上没吃饭，现在很饿。

   Háizi zǎoshang méi chīfàn, xiànzài hěn è.

   The child didn't eat breakfast and is very hungry now.

3. HSK 1

   你饿不饿？

   Nǐ è bu è?

   Are you hungry?

1. 
   Speaker A:

   我妹妹说她饿了。

   Wǒ mèimei shuō tā è le.

   My younger sister says she is hungry.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   冰箱里有面包和牛奶，她可以先吃一点。

   Bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu miànbāo hé niúnǎi, tā kěyǐ xiān chī yìdiǎn.

   There is bread and milk in the fridge. She can eat a little first.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   好，那我们晚上几点吃饭？

   Hǎo, nà wǒmen wǎnshang jǐ diǎn chīfàn?

   OK, so what time do we eat dinner tonight?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   七点，妈妈六点半回来。

   Qī diǎn, māma liù diǎn bàn huílái.

   At seven. Mom comes back at six thirty.

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