啃
kěn
Pinyin

Definition

啃
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kěn
  1. to gnaw
  2. to nibble
  3. to bite

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

啃
kěn
  1. 1 to gnaw
  2. 2 to nibble
  3. 3 to bite
啃书
kěn shū
  1. 1 lit. to gnaw a book
  2. 2 to study
  3. 3 to cram
啃老
kěn lǎo
  1. 1 (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
啃老族
kěn lǎo zú
  1. 1 (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents

Idioms (0)

Sample Sentences

西南地区是块硬骨头，要不是你下得工夫足，我们可能还真是啃不下来呢。
xīnán dìqū shì kuài yìng gǔtou ，yàobushì nǐ xià de gōngfū jù ，wǒmen kěnéng hái zhēnshi kěn bù xiàlai ne 。
The southwest region is a difficult region, if not for your time and effort we would not have taken down this region.
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嗯，事实上，牠刚刚没有咬你算是很给我面子，通常牠舔人舔到最后就会变成啃，哈哈！
ng4 ，shìshíshàng ，tā gānggāng méiyǒu yǎo nǐ suàn shì hěn gěi wǒ miànzi ，tōngcháng tā tiǎn rén tiǎn dào zuìhòu jiù huì biànchéng kěn ，hāhā ！
Yeah, actually, he was on his best behavior for me just now by not biting you, normally whenever he finishes licking someone, he's start gnawing, haha!
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这个嘛，大概就叫做入乡随俗了，跟在中国的西餐一样的原理，大多数都根据中国人的口味改良过的。你想，美国人都不会啃骨头的，你给他来个泡椒凤爪，他不就傻眼了？
zhè ge ma ，dàgài jiù jiàozuò rùxiāngsuísú le ，gēn zài Zhōngguó de xīcān yīyàng de yuánlǐ ，dàduōshù dōu gēnjù Zhōngguórén de kǒuwèi gǎiliáng guò de 。nǐ xiǎng ，Měiguó rén dōu bùhuì kěn gǔtou de ，nǐ gěi tā lái gè pàojiāofèngzhuǎ ，tā bù jiù shǎyǎn le ？
Yeah... it's basically what you'd call “Doing what the Romans do”. It's the same idea behind Western food in China. A lot of it has been adapted to Chinese tastes. Think about it. Americans don't pick out the bones from their food. If you give one spicy pickled chicken feet, then wouldn't he be shocked?
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那不至于。我接受催眠治疗的时候意识还是清醒的，想象力很活跃，随着催眠师的引导，我感觉吸烟的时候像有无数小虫子在啃咬我的肺部，想想就恶心，几个疗程下来就真不想吸了。
nà bùzhì yú 。wǒ jiēshòu cuīmián zhìliáo de shíhou yìshi háishì qīngxǐng de ，xiǎngxiànglì hěn huóyuè ，suízhe cuīmiánshī de yǐndǎo ，wǒ gǎnjué xīyān de shíhou xiàng yǒu wúshù xiǎo chóngzi zài kěnyǎo wǒ de fèibù ，xiǎngxiang jiù ěxīn ，jǐ ge liáochéng xiàlai jiù zhēn bù xiǎng xī le 。
That's not necessarily true. When I was undergoing the hypnosis treatment my consciousness was still wide awake and my imagination very vivid. Following the hypnotist's lead, I felt that countless little ants would gnaw at my lungs whenever I smoked. It made me feel disgusted just to think of it. After a few sessions I really didn't want to smoke.
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那我不工作了，蹲在家里啃老吧！我哪儿也不去，就呆在家伺候您。
nà wǒ bù gōngzuò le ，dūn zài jiā lǐ kěnlǎo ba ！wǒ nǎr yě bù qù ，jiù dāi zài jiā cìhou nín 。
Then I'll quit! I'll stay at home and leech off of you guys! I won't go anywhere and I'll just stay at home taking care of you.
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别拦他，他这种啊就是典型的眼高手低，啃老族！
bié lán tā ，tā zhèzhǒng a jiùshì diǎnxíng de yǎngāoshǒudī ，kěnlǎozú ！
Don't get in his way. He's just an aims high, but falls short type that leeches off his parents!
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我们养这小家伙也没太上心，一般我们吃什么它就吃什么。偶尔给他买点肉骨头啃啃。
wǒmen yǎng zhè xiǎojiāhuǒ yě méi tài shàngxīn ，yībān wǒmen chī shénme tā jiù chī shénme 。ǒuěr gěi tā mǎi diǎnr ròugǔtou kěn ken 。
We haven't been too attentive while raising this little guy. Usually he just eats whatever we eat. Sometimes we buy him some meat on a bone to gnaw on.
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