馁

něi

“Hungry” in Chinese is 馁 (něi).

Other characters with the syllable nei: see all 2 →

Meaning

bound formhungry; starving
bound formdispirited
(literary) (of fish) putrid

Example

玛丽告诉我她不气馁。

Mary told me she wasn't discouraged.

From 气馁 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 馁

气馁qìněito be discouragedHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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