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Meaning of 馋

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(Trad.: 饞)HSK 6
Pinyin: chán
English Definition: gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving
Chinese Definition:
①贪吃,专爱吃好的:嘴馋。馋涎欲滴。
②贪,羡慕:眼馋。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (eat) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ shí ] food; to eat
    • Above to below
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Example Words
眼馋 yǎn chán to covet; to envy
馋嘴HSK 6 chán zuǐ gluttonous; glutton
解馋 jiě chán to satisfy one's craving
嘴馋HSK 6 zuǐ chán gluttonous; ravenous
馋涎欲滴 chán xián lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy
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Example Sentences
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The boy cannot be hungry; it is sheer greedy.