觅食
mì shí
Pinyin

Definition

觅食
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mì shí
  1. to forage
  2. to hunt for food
  3. to scavenge
  4. fig. to make a living

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
饮食
yǐn shí
  1. 1 food and drink
  2. 2 diet
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
挑食
tiāo shí
  1. 1 to be picky about food
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
消食
xiāo shí
  1. 1 to aid digestion
甜食
tián shí
  1. 1 dessert
  2. 2 sweet
节食
jié shí
  1. 1 to save food
  2. 2 to go on a diet
粮食
liáng shi
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 cereals
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
素食
sù shí
  1. 1 vegetables
  2. 2 vegetarian food
肉食
ròu shí
  1. 1 carnivorous
膳食
shàn shí
  1. 1 meal
觅食
mì shí
  1. 1 to forage
  2. 2 to hunt for food
  3. 3 to scavenge
  4. 4 fig. to make a living
丰衣足食
fēng yī zú shí
  1. 1 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
进食
jìn shí
  1. 1 to take a meal
  2. 2 to eat

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
  1. 1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
  2. 2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
  1. 1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
  1. 1 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
  1. 1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
  1. 1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
  1. 1 to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
  2. 2 to give troops a hearty welcome
  3. 3 also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
  1. 1 lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stand on one's own feet
  3. 3 to earn one's own living
自食其果
zì shí qí guǒ
  1. 1 to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
  2. 2 to reap what one has sown
自食恶果
zì shí è guǒ
  1. 1 lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
  3. 3 to stew in one's own juice
药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
  1. 1 lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

Sample Sentences

刚开始肯定是不适应的。以前它们是用四肢爬树的。到了地上前肢就可以解放出来，做一些觅食，防御攻击敌人的工作。慢慢地，前肢就进化成了手，由后肢独立承担起了行走的责任，也就是能直立行走了。
gāng kāishǐ kěndìng shì bù shìyīng de 。yǐqián tāmen shì yòng sìzhī pá shù de 。dào le dìshang qiánzhī jiù kěyǐ jiěfàng chūlái ，zuò yīxiē mìshí ，fángyù gōngjī dírén de gōngzuò 。mànmàn de ，qiánzhī jiù jìnhuà chéng le shǒu ，yóu hòuzhī dúlì chéngdān qǐ le xíngzǒu de zérèn ，yě jiùshì néng zhílì xíngzǒu le 。
At first, they definitely weren't used to it. In the past, they had used all four limbs to climb trees. After arriving on the ground, their front limbs were free to do the job of foraging for food, and defending from enemy attacks. Slowly, their front limbs evolved into arms, which caused the back legs to take the sole responsibility of walking about. This was also the ability to walk upright.
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