馋
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

馋

chán

gluttonous

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

gluttonous

02

greedy

03

to have a craving

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 馋

What does 馋 mean in Chinese?

馋 (chán) means gluttonous.

How do you pronounce 馋?

馋 is pronounced chán.

Is 馋 an HSK word?

馋 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 馋?

馋 is used as a 形容词 / 动词 (adjective / verb) in Chinese.

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