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馋 chán

gluttonous

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
饣
Traditional
饞
Type
Picto-phonetic
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  1. 看到蛋糕，他馋得直流口水。
    Kàn dào dàngāo, tā chán de zhí liú kǒushuǐ.
    Seeing the cake, he was so gluttonous that he kept drooling.
    see reach cake, he greedy (particle) keep flow saliva
  2. 你是不是馋这道菜了？
    Nǐ shì bu shì chán zhè dào cài le?
    Are you craving this dish?
    you is not is greedy this (measure) dish (particle) (question)
  3. 别这么馋，晚饭马上就好了。
    Bié zhème chán, wǎnfàn mǎshàng jiù hǎo le.
    Don't be so greedy, dinner will be ready soon.
    don't so greedy, dinner soon then good (particle)
  4. 他其实一点也不馋这些甜食。
    Tā qíshí yìdiǎn yě bù chán zhèxiē tiánshí.
    He's actually not greedy for these sweets at all.
    he actually a-little also not greedy these sweet-food
  5. 每次路过面包店，孩子总是馋得走不动路。
    Měi cì lùguò miànbāodiàn, háizi zǒngshì chán de zǒu bú dòng lù.
    Every time they pass the bakery, the child always gets so greedy he can't move.
    every time pass-by bread-shop, child always greedy (particle) walk not move road

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