HSK 6 HSK C7-9/V7-9
Correct
啃
/ kěn /
Strokes
Definition
to gnaw/to nibble/to bite
Example
As a Verb
bite; gnaw; nibble
1
Tā
他
yī
一
kǒu
口
kěn
啃
diào
掉
le
了
dàbàn
大半
gè
个
píngguǒ
苹果
。
He bit off/away more than half of the apple in one mouthful. / He took more than half of the apple in one single bite.
2
Lǎoshǔ
老鼠
jiāng
将
yīxiē
一些
mùqì
木器
kěn
啃
huài
坏
le
了
。
The rats had gnawed away some of the woodwork.
3
Gǒu
狗
bǎ
把
gǔtou
骨头
kěn
啃
de
得
gàngānjìngjìng
干干净净
。
The dogs picked the bone clean.
4
Kěn
啃
zhǐjia
指甲
bite/gnaw one's fingernails
5
Kěn
啃
yùmǐbàng
玉米棒
nibble at the corn on the cob
6
Kěn
啃
qiānbǐtóu
铅笔头
nibble on the end of a pencil
7
Kěn
啃
gǔtou
骨头
gnaw (at) a bone
As a Verb
take great pains with one's studies
8
Zhè
这
piān
篇
wénzhāng
文章
wǒ
我
kěn
啃
le
了
liǎng
两
gè
个
xiǎoshí
小时
cái
才
lòng
弄
dǒng
懂
。
I wrestled with this piece of writing for two hours before I grasped its content.
9
Kěn
啃
shūběn
书本
delve into books