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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蚕食

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
蚕食 cán shí - (lit. and fig.) to nibble away at

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 23,770 29,871 33,438

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
蚕 cán- silkworm
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)

Other Words Containing 蚕食

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
蚕食 - - 23,770 29,871 33,438
蚕食鲸吞 - - 96,793 - -