zhuó
啄
peck (food with beak)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
peck (food with beak)
Mostly used to describe birds feeding with their beaks, can also be used for small animals with similar feeding habits.
Xiǎo小
jī鸡
zhèng正
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhuó啄
mǐ米
chī吃
。
The chicks are pecking rice in the yard.
Zhuó啄
mù木
niǎo鸟
yòng用
jiān尖
zhǎng长
de的
huì喙
zhuó啄
shí食
shù树
gàn干
lǐ里
de的
hài害
chóng虫
。
Woodpeckers use their sharp, long beaks to peck out pests from tree trunks.
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Má麻
què雀
zhuó啄
shí食
le了
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
de的
cǎo草
zǐ籽
。
Sparrows pecked at the grass seeds on the lawn.
Yā鸭
zi子
zài在
qiǎn浅
shuǐ水
lǐ里
zhuó啄
shí食
shuǐ水
shēng生
de的
xiǎo小
chóng虫
zi子
。
Ducks are pecking at small aquatic insects in the shallow water.
Zhè这
zhī只
yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
zhuó啄
shí食
le了
diào掉
zài在
lóng笼
zi子
lǐ里
de的
jiān坚
guǒ果
suì碎
。
This parrot pecked at the nut crumbs that fell in its cage.