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啃骨头
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啃骨头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

啃骨头 Usage and Examples

to gnaw a bone

to tackle a tough problem

那狗在啃骨头。

The dog was gnawing a bone.

那只狗在一个劲地啃骨头。

The dog was chewing on a bone.

The characters in 啃骨头

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
啃
kěn11gnaw at something
骨
gú10bone
头
tou5head

More words starting with 啃

  • kěn啃niè啮gnaw, nibble
  • kěn啃niè啮zhe着Gnawing, Nibbling
  • kěn啃zhe着gnawing on, nibbling on
  • kěn啃shí食gnaw, nibble
  • kěn啃shí食zhe着gnawing, nibbling

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Questions about 啃骨头

What does 啃骨头 mean in Chinese?

啃骨头 (kěn gú tou) means “to gnaw a bone, to tackle a tough problem”.

How do you pronounce 啃骨头?

啃骨头 is pronounced kěn gú tou in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to gnaw a bone” in Chinese?

“to gnaw a bone” is 啃骨头 (kěn gú tou) in Chinese.

How is 啃骨头 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 啃骨头, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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