chán馋（饞）
馋（饞）
HSK 7-9
common
adjective
verb
Meaning of 馋
馋 means fond of good food; greedy for tasty dishes; envious; eager to have or do. Pronounced chán. HSK 7-9.
- fond of good food; greedy for tasty dishes
- envious; eager to have or do
- crave; have a strong desire for a certain food
Character Info
Radical食
Strokes22
Components
饣
毚
Stroke Order
馋
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zuǐ嘴
tè特
bié别
chán馋
，
yī一
dùn顿
néng能
chī吃
sān三
wǎn碗
ròu肉
。
He is very fond of good food and can eat three bowls of meat at one meal.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zuǐ嘴
chán馋
，
zǒng总
chán缠
zhe着
dà大
rén人
mǎi买
líng零
shí食
。
The child is greedy for snacks and keeps pestering adults to buy them.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
zuò做
de得
xiāng香
，
lián连
bù不
chán馋
de的
rén人
dōu都
xiǎng想
cháng尝
yī一
kǒu口
。
This dish smells so good that even people who aren't fond of tasty food want to take a bite.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zǒng总
shuō说
wǒ我
zuǐ嘴
chán馋
，
ài爱
chī吃
tián甜
de的
dōng东
xi西
。
Grandma always says I'm greedy for sweet food.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
zuǐ嘴
chán馋
，
tōu偷
tōu偷
chī吃
le了
dà大
bàn半
hé盒
qiǎo巧
kè克
lì力
。
Because he was greedy for good food, he secretly ate most of a box of chocolate.