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to die of hunger

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

e4si3 èsǐ

Meaning


Primary

to die of hunger

Alternatives

die of hunger, died of hunger, dying of hunger, to starve to death, starve to death

Mnemonic


餓死 To die of hunger is to be so 餓 hungry that you encounter 死 death.

Usage


他 餓死 了。

He died of hunger.

我 不 想 餓死。

I don't want to starve to death.