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啮
嚙
nie4
 
- to gnaw; to erode
 
| strokes | 
18 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
15 | 
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啮齿
嚙齒
nie4 chi3
 
- a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)
 
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啮齿动物
嚙齒動物
nie4 chi3 dong4 wu4
 
- rodent
 
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啮齿类
嚙齒類
nie4 chi3 lei4
 
- rodents (rat, rabbit etc)
 
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啮齿目
嚙齒目
nie4 chi3 mu4
 
- order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
 
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啮合
嚙合
nie4 he2
 
- (of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh; to engage
 
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穷鼠啮狸
窮鼠嚙狸
qiong2 shu3 nie4 li2
 
- a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
 
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咬啮
咬嚙
yao3 nie4
 
- to gnaw