Definition
觅食 means 'to forage' and is used primarily for animals searching for food. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 觅 and the object 食 can be split by measure words, complements, or other elements, e.g., 觅过食 ('have foraged') or 觅不到食 ('can't find food').
v.o.
(of animals) to forageto search for food
Examples
- 觅食。Niǎo zài shùlín lǐ mì shí.The birds are foraging in the woods.
- 。Zhè zhī lǎohǔ yǐjīng liǎng tiān méi mì dào shí le.This tiger hasn't found food for two days.
- 觅食。Dōngtiān hěn duō dòngwù dōu xūyào chūqù mì shí.In winter, many animals need to go out to forage.
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