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饿虎扑食

饿虎扑食 (è hǔ pū shí): To attack or seize something with great speed and ferocity (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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饿 • è • hungry • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

è饿

hungry

虎 • hǔ • tiger

hǔ虎

tiger

扑 • pū • dedicate all one's energies to a cause • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

pū扑

dedicate all one's energies to a cause

食 • shí • to eat; food

shí食

to eat; food

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Pinyinè hǔ pū shí

Meaningto attack or seize something with great speed and ferocity, often used to describe someone acting with intense eagerness or greed.

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Words with 饿

饥饿jī èhunger; starvation
很饿hěn èvery hungry
挨饿ái èto suffer hunger; to go hungry
饿了è legot hungry
忍饥挨饿rěn jī ái èstarving
饿虎擒羊è hǔ qín yángTo act with fierce speed and overwhelming force, especially in seizing an opportunity or attacking a vulnerable target; describes someone who is extremely aggressive and unstoppable when pursuing a goal.

Words with 虎

老虎lǎo hǔtiger
马虎mǎ hucareless
狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎yín hǔthe Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)

Words with 扑

扑灭pū mièto extinguish; to put out (a fire); to stamp out
扑克pū kèPoker (card game)
红扑扑hóng pū pūRosy / Red
扑面而来pū miàn ér láicome rushing at one / come straight at one's face

Words with 食

美食měi shículinary delicacy
食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria
主食zhǔ shístaple food

猛虎

měng hǔ

fierce tiger

虎口hǔ kǒutiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger

母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; fierce woman

老虎机lǎo hǔ jīslot machine

扑克牌

pū kè pái

playing cards

粮食

liáng shi

grain; cereals

零食líng shísnacks; nibbles between meals

食物shí wùfood

食用shí yòngto eat; to consume

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Example Sentences with 饿虎扑食

tā他

yí一

kàn看

dào到

dǎ打

zhé折

，

jiù就

xiàng像

è饿

hǔ虎

pū扑

shí食

yí一

yàng样

chōng冲

jìn进

shāng商

diàn店

。

As soon as he saw the sale, he rushed into the store like a hungry tiger pouncing on food.

duì对

fāng方

qiú球

yuán员

è饿

hǔ虎

pū扑

shí食

bān

般

dì地

qiǎng抢

dào到

le了

qiú球

。

The opposing player snatched the ball with the ferocity of a hungry tiger.