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啃老

kěn lǎo

2-character word

What 啃老 means

1. colloquialto live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood

The characters in 啃老

• 啃kěnto gnaw; to nibble; to bite
• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…

Example sentences

• 她是啃老族。
  Tā shì kěnlǎozú.
  She's still dependent on her parents.
• 我劝他别老想着啃老。
  Wǒ quàn tā bié lǎo xiǎng zhe kěnlǎo.
  I advised him to be independent of his parents.

Words starting with 啃老

• 啃老族kěn lǎo zú(colloquial) adults still living with and depending on their parents