feed; nourish
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to feed; to give food to a person or animal
Used for both humans (especially babies or patients who cannot feed themselves) and animals. Can be used as a transitive verb with a direct object, or intransitively with context.
Dòng动
wù物
yuán园
de的
gōng工
zuò作
rén人
yuán员
měi每
tiān天
gěi给
dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
wèi喂
shí食
。
The zoo staff feed the giant pandas every day.
Dìng定
shí时
gěi给
yīng婴
ér儿
wèi喂
shí食
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
It is very important to feed the baby regularly.
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Hù护
shì士
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
bù不
néng能
zì自
lǐ理
de的
bìng病
rén人
wèi喂
shí食
。
The nurse is feeding patients who cannot care for themselves.
Zhè这
tiáo条
rè热
dài带
yú鱼
yī一
tiān天
xū需
yào要
wèi喂
shí食
sān三
cì次
。
This tropical fish needs to be fed three times a day.