啄食 (zhuó shí) — to peck at food (of birds)

Definition

Examples

• 小鸟在草地上啄食。
  Xiǎo niǎo zài cǎo dì shàng zhuó shí.
  The little bird is pecking at food on the grass.
• 那只鸡啄了几口食就飞走了。
  Nà zhī jī zhuó le jǐ kǒu shí jiù fēi zǒu le.
  That chicken pecked a few times and flew away.
• 鸽子在地上啄食，看起来很悠闲。
  Gē zi zài dì shàng zhuó shí, kàn qǐ lái hěn yōu xián.
  The pigeon is pecking at food on the ground, looking very leisurely.