如饥似渴 rújīsìkě to hunger for Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if饥 飢 jī nounadjective hungry (bound form) hungry; starving; to be famished似 sì adjective to resemble (bound form) to be similar to; to look like; to resemble渴 kě adjective thirsty to be thirsty; having a dry mouth and wanting to drink water