English–Chinese
“go hungry” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinrěn jī ái è
Example
留学生为了省钱，只能忍饥挨饿。liú xué shēng wèi le shěng qián zhǐ néng rěn jī ái è
The international student had no choice but to go hungry to save money.
How to say “go hungry” in Chinese
“Go hungry” in Chinese is 忍饥挨饿 (rěn jī ái è).
Limited means leave food out of reach, while endurance becomes the response to a need that cannot be quickly relieved.
Example sentences with 忍饥挨饿
战乱地区的居民常常被迫忍饥挨饿。zhàn luàn dì qū de jū mín cháng cháng bèi pò rěn jī ái è
Residents of war-torn areas are often forced to go hungry.
Tips for using 忍饥挨饿
- For native English speakers, the casual exaggeration "I'm starving" is not a good guide to this idiom, which normally frames serious hardship rather than ordinary appetite.