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hunger
to allay one's hunger
hungry and thirsty
crop failure
bulimia
starving
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst
to suffer from hunger
storing grain against a famine
to hunger for sth
lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger
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Millions of people starve to death every year.
Source: Tatoeba #349547 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere are many hungry people in the world.
Source: Tatoeba #804796 · CC BY 2.0 FRMany children die of starvation in Africa.
Source: Tatoeba #334868 · CC BY 2.0 FRHunger is the best sauce.
Source: Tatoeba #2454746 · CC BY 2.0 FRMany of the workers died of hunger.
Source: Tatoeba #333171 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.