如饥似渴

Traditional: 如飢似渴

rú jī sì kě

Dictionary entry

to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly

What does 如饥似渴 mean?

如饥似渴 (rú jī sì kě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly

2to long for sth

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如rúas · as if 饥jī(bound form) hungry 似shìused in 似的[shi4 de5]渴kěthirsty

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如饥似渴

rú jī sì kě

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