# 馋 (chán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 馋 (chán) means “greedy for food; gluttonous”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: greedy for food; gluttonous
- Pinyin: chán (chan2)
- Traditional: 饞
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 闻到烤鸭的香味，孩子顿时馋了。
  Wéndào kǎoyā de xiāngwèi, háizi dùnshí chán le.
  Smelling the aroma of roast duck, the child grew greedy for food.

https://hanziro.com/word/chan-greedy-food/

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