Chinese word dictionary

啄食

zhuó shí · (of a bird) to peck at food

Word information

Simplified啄食
Traditional啄食
Pinyinzhuó shí
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

How to learn 啄食

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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