啃
kěn
to gnaw; to nibble; to work through with effort
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Example phrases
- 他一边啃干面包，一边修改凌晨要提交的项目计划。 Tā yìbiān kěn gān miànbāo, yìbiān xiūgǎi língchén yào tíjiāo de xiàngmù jìhuà. He gnawed at dry bread while revising the project plan that had to be submitted before dawn.
- 小狗趴在地上，开心地啃着一根骨头。 Xiǎogǒu pā zài dìshang, kāixīn de kěn zhe yì gēn gǔtou. The puppy lay on the floor, happily gnawing a bone.
- 考试前，他每天都在图书馆啃那本厚厚的书。 Kǎoshì qián, tā měitiān dōu zài túshūguǎn kěn nà běn hòuhòu de shū. Before the exam he spent every day in the library slogging through that thick book.