觅食 (mì shí) — (of animals) to forage, to search for food
Definition
An animal-behavior verb meaning 'to search for / gather food', used for wildlife and insects rather than humans eating.
verb
(of animals) to forageto search for food
Examples
- 觅食。Niǎo zài shù lín lǐ mì shí.The birds are foraging in the woods.
- 。Zhè zhī lǎo hǔ yǐ jīng liǎng tiān méi mì dào shí le.This tiger hasn't found food for two days.
- 觅食。Dōng tiān hěn duō dòng wù dōu xū yào chū qù mì shí.In winter, many animals need to go out to forage.
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