啄食 (zhuó shí) — to peck at food (of birds)
Definición
Refers to birds pecking at food with their beaks — a specific action verb limited to avian subjects. Not interchangeable with general verbs like 吃.
verb
to peck at food (of birds)
Ejemplos
- 啄食。Xiǎo niǎo zài cǎo dì shàng zhuó shí.The little bird is pecking at food on the grass.
- 。Nà zhī jī zhuó le jǐ kǒu shí jiù fēi zǒu le.That chicken pecked a few times and flew away.
- 啄食,。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.
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