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Results for “啃”

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Exact character matches appear first. For otherwise comparable matches, frequency in film and television subtitles helps determine order. Direct English-definition matches and prefix matches also affect ranking. Word length and the availability of usage notes do not improve rank.

Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

啃kěn

to gnaw / to nibble / to bite

Full entry
啃书kěn shū

lit. to gnaw a book / to study / to cram

啃老kěn lǎo

(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood

啃老族kěn lǎo zú

(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents

嘴啃泥zuǐ kěn ní

to fall flat on one's face

Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27
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