啃

kěn

gnaw; nibble

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gnaw; gnaw at; gnaw into; nibble; nibble at

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gnaw; gnaw at; gnaw into; nibble; nibble at

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kěn

v. gnaw, nibble, bite

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to gnaw, to nibble, to bite

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啃(龈)

kěn

动

（一点一点儿地往下咬） bite; gnaw; nibble:

啃老玉米 nibble at an ear of corn;

把骨头上的肉啃下来 bite meat off the bone; gnaw the meat off a bone;

老鼠能啃穿木头。 A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.

他在啃苹果。 He was nibbling on the apple.

（徒劳无益的钻研） take great pains with one's studies:

啃书本 delve into books; read with great difficulty but with little understanding; make laborious efforts to read

“龈” 另见 yín。

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啃|啃 [kěn] ► to gnaw ► to nibble ► to bite