How do you pronounce 蚕食?

蚕食 is pronounced "cán shí" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 蚕食?

蚕食 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

蚕食 is made up of the characters 蚕, 食. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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蚕食 (cán shí) means "to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively" in Chinese.

蚕食

cán shí

to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively

verb

Traditional: 蠶食

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蚕食 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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