啃老

啃老 kěn lǎo ㄎㄣˇ ㄌㄠˇ hang2 lou5

  • (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 她是啃老族。 She's still dependent on her parents.
  • 我劝他别老想着啃老。 I advised him to be independent of his parents.

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