Word: 飢 (jī)

飢 is how 饥 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 饥

飢 dictionary entry

jī: hungry

Full dictionary entry for 飢

Example sentences using 飢

10 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

供一飢，不能供百飽

gōng yì jī, bùnéng gōng bǎi bǎo

you can feed one hunger, but cannot supply a hundred full meals
寧給飢人一口，不送富人一鬥

nìng gěi jī rén yìkǒu, bú sòng fùrén yì dǒu

better to give a hungry person a mouthful than to send a rich man a bushel
家有常業，雖飢不餓；國有常法，雖危不亡

jiā yǒu chángyè, suī jī bú è; guóyǒu cháng fǎ, suī wēi bù wáng

a family with a steady trade, though famine comes, won't starve; a country with settled laws, though in danger, won't perish
癩蛤蟆嗑瓜子兒,眼飽腹中飢

làiháma kē guāzir,yǎn bǎofù zhōng jī

A toad cracking melon seeds: eyes full, belly hungry
若要小兒安,常帶三分飢和寒

ruò yào xiǎor ān,cháng dài sānfēn jī hé hán

to keep a child well, keep them a little hungry and cold
飢不飢拿乾糧，冷不冷帶衣裳

jī bù jī ná gānliáng, lěng bù lěng dài yīshang

hungry or not, take dry food; cold or not, bring clothes
飢時一粒，勝似飽時一鬥

jī shí yí lì, shèngsì bǎo shí yì dǒu

a single grain when hungry beats a peck when full
飢時過飽，必殞命

jī shí guò bǎo, bì yǔnmìng

eat too much when starving and you will surely die
飢梳頭，飽洗澡

jī shūtóu, bǎo xǐzǎo

comb your hair when hungry, bathe when full
飲食要帶三分飢

yǐnshí yào dài sānfēn jī

when eating, keep three parts hungry