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啃老族

kěn lǎo zú

3-character word

What 啃老族 means

1. colloquialadults still living with and depending on their parents

The characters in 啃老族

• 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…
• 族zúrace; nationality; ethnicity

Example sentences

• 她是啃老族。
  Tā shì kěnlǎozú.
  She's still dependent on her parents.