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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

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

  1. greedy for food
  2. gluttonous

Stroke order

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.

Characters

馋
chán
gluttonous; greedy