Definition
啄食 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to peck at food', used for birds. The verb 啄 can be separated from the object 食 by inserting a measure word, complement, or duration — for example, 啄了一口食 ('pecked a mouthful of food').
v.o.
to peck at food (of birds)
Examples
- 啄食。Xiǎo niǎo zài cǎodì 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，。Gēzi zài dì shàng zhuó shí, kàn qǐlái hěn yōuxián.The pigeon is pecking at food on the ground, looking very leisurely.
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