饿得

so hungry that

→ 饿

phrase Rare #30,174

so hungry that Used before a phrase describing the result or degree of being hungry. It often appears in expressions like 饿得要死 (so hungry one could die) or 饿得受不了 (so hungry one can't stand it).

CH: 我饿得走不动了。

EN: I'm so hungry that I can't walk.

饿得受不了!

I'm starving!

— 喜宴 (1993)

大家都饿得不行了

Everyone is absolutely starving.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

他饿得快死了

He’s so hungry he’s practically dying.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)