Definition
充饥 means 'to allay one's hunger' — to eat a small amount to temporarily satisfy hunger, often as a stopgap. It's a separable verb (离合词): measure words, durations, or reduplication go between 充 and 饥, like 充充饥 ('snack briefly') or 充过一次饥 ('staved off hunger once').
v.o.
to allay one's hungerto stave off hunger
Examples
- 充饥充饥，。Xiān chī kuài miànbāo chōng jī chōngchong jī, děng huìr zài chīfàn.First eat a piece of bread to stave off hunger; we'll eat a proper meal later.
- 充饥。Lùshang zhǐ dài le xiē gānliang chōng jī.I only brought some dry provisions on the road to allay my hunger.
- ，充饥。Shízài è le, suíbiàn chī ge píngguǒ chōng jī jiù xíng le.If you are really hungry, just grab an apple to stave off hunger.
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