啃老族 kěn lǎo zú

adult child living off parents

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents

Characters

Character Meaning
啃 kěn HSK 6
to gnaw; to bite; to nibble
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
族 zú HSK 4
by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族shàng bān zú)