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kěn
to gnaw, to nibble

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What does 啃 mean?

(pinyin: kěn) means to gnaw, to nibble. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 啃

兔子tù zizàikěnluóbo
The rabbit is nibbling on a carrot.

Related HSK 6 words

统统tǒng tǒngall, entirely
偏偏piān piānjust, precisely, as it happens
帐篷zhàng pengtent
吸取xī qǔabsorb, draw (in)
为难wéi nánto embarrass, to put in a difficult position
风光fēng guāngscenery, landscape beauty
偿还cháng huánrepay, pay back
洪水hóng shuǐflood

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