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

Définition

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)

啄食。
Xiǎo niǎo zài cǎo dì shàng zhuó shí.
The little bird is pecking at food on the grass.
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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.