No. 5,184 in Chinese
e
"饿 (è)" means "hungry" in English.
In a sentence
他饿了，所以吃了一碗饭。
He was hungry, so he ate a bowl of rice.
Here, '饿 (e)' is used as an adjective to describe being hungry. It is directly stating the person's physical state.
你饿不饿？
Are you hungry?
In this sentence, '饿 (e)' is used in the context of a question to inquire about someone's hunger status.
尽管饿了，他还是继续工作。
Even though he was hungry, he kept working.
Here, '饿 (e)' is used in a concessive clause, signifying the individual's state but not affecting their actions.
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