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充饥止渴
充飢止渴
chōngjīzhǐkě
1. to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)

Character Breakdown

充
chōng
to fill, to supply; to be full
HSK 5 6 丶
饥
jī
hungry, starving; hunger, famine
HSK 6 5 丶
止
zhǐ
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
HSK 4 4 丶
渴
kě
thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for
HSK 3 12 丶

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