# 啃 (kěn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 啃 (kěn) means “to gnaw; to nibble”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to gnaw; to nibble
- Pinyin: kěn (ken3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 小狗正在院子里啃骨头。
  Xiǎogǒu zhèngzài yuànzi lǐ kěn gǔtou.
  The puppy is gnawing on a bone in the yard.

https://hanziro.com/word/ken-gnaw/

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