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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