Learn Hardcore Chinese: è

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Usages of è

忙máng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　饿è，　想xiǎng　去qù　吃chī　点儿diǎnr　东西dōngxi。máng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.

After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.

孩子háizi　从cóng　学校xuéxiào　回来huílái　的de　时候shíhou　常常chángcháng　很hěn　饿è，　妈妈māma　会huì　马上mǎshàng　做zuò　晚饭wǎnfàn　给gěi　她们tāmen　吃chī。háizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.

When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.

他tā　饿è　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn，　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　能néng　吃chī　下去xiàqu　很hěn　多duō　东西dōngxi。tā è le hěn jiǔ yǐhòu cái chī wǎnfàn, shuō zìjǐ néng chī xiàqu hěn duō dōngxi.

He didn’t eat dinner until he’d been hungry for a long time, and said he could eat a lot.

我wǒ　现在xiànzài　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　饿è，　已经yǐjīng　很hěn　饱bǎo　了le。wǒ xiànzài yìdiǎnr yě bù è, yǐjīng hěn bǎo le.

I’m not hungry at all now; I’m already very full.

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