啮 (niè) — (bound form) to gnaw, to nibble (of rodents, insects, etc.)
Definition
Bound literary verb: 'to gnaw / nibble,' used mostly for rodents and insects. In modern Chinese it almost always appears as the fixed compound 啮咬/啮食; it does not stand alone.
bound form
(bound form) to gnawto nibble (of rodents, insects, etc.)
Examples
- 啮。Zhè zhǒng lǎo shǔ huì niè yǎo shù gēn.This kind of rat gnaws on tree roots.
- 啮。Lǎo shǔ huì niè shí jiā jù.Rats gnaw on furniture.
- 啮。Zhè zhǒng kūn chóng huì niè shí zhuāng jia.This kind of insect gnaws on crops.
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