# 忍饥挨饿 (rěnjī'ái'è)

In Mandarin Chinese, 忍饥挨饿 (rěnjī'ái'è) means “to suffer hunger and starvation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to suffer hunger and starvation
- Pinyin: rěnjī'ái'è (ren3 ji1 ai2 e4)
- Traditional: 忍飢挨餓
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 战区的人们正在忍饥挨饿。
  Zhànqū de rénmen zhèngzài rěnjī'ái'è.
  People in the war zone are starving.

## Characters

- [忍](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-bear/) (rěn): to bear; to endure
- 饥 (jī): hungry
- [挨](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-endure/) (ái): to endure; to suffer through
- [饿](https://hanziro.com/word/e-hungry/) (è): hungry

https://hanziro.com/word/ren-ji-ai-e-suffer-hunger-and/

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