啄 (zhuó) — to peck

Definition

Examples

• 那只鸟在树上啄虫子。
  Nà zhī niǎo zài shù shàng zhuó chóng zi.
  That bird is pecking at insects in the tree.
• 小鸡不停地啄地上的米粒。
  Xiǎo jī bù tíng dì zhuó dì shàng de mǐ lì.
  The chick keeps pecking at the grains of rice on the ground.
• 啄木鸟用尖嘴啄树干找食物。
  Zhuó mù niǎo yòng jiān zuǐ zhuó shù gàn zhǎo shí wù.
  The woodpecker uses its sharp beak to peck at the tree trunk looking for food.