forage for food; aid digestion with medicine
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to forage for food; to look for food
Used specifically for birds and animals leaving their nest/burrow to find food.
Qīng清
chén晨
，
niǎo鸟
er儿
men们
jiù就
chū出
qù去
dǎ打
shí食
le了
。
At dawn, the birds went out to forage for food.
Zhè这
zhī只
hú狐
li狸
yào要
fǔ抚
yǎng养
yòu幼
zǎi崽
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jīng经
cháng常
dǎ打
shí食
。
This fox has to feed its cubs, so it often goes out to hunt.
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Dōng冬
tiān天
shí食
wù物
xī稀
shǎo少
，
dòng动
wù物
dǎ打
shí食
hěn很
kùn困
nan难
。
Food is scarce in winter, so it's hard for animals to find food.
verb
to aid digestion with medicine; to relieve indigestion
informalRefers to taking digestive aids or laxatives, often in traditional or informal contexts.
Tā他
dù肚
zi子
zhàng胀
，
chī吃
le了
diǎn点
shān山
zhā楂
piàn片
dǎ打
shí食
。
His stomach was bloated, so he ate some hawthorn slices to aid digestion.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
yòng用
lái来
gěi给
xiǎo小
hái孩
dǎ打
shí食
de的
。
This medicine is mainly used to relieve children's indigestion.
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Lǎo老
rén人
xiāo消
huà化
bù不
hǎo好
，
yǒu有
shí时
xū需
yào要
chī吃
diǎn点
dōng东
xī西
dǎ打
shí食
。
Elderly people with poor digestion sometimes need to take something to help.