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Chinese
Meaning: to seek; to look for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example

流浪貓在夜裡出來覓食,尋找被人遺落的食物。
流浪猫在夜里出来觅食,寻找被人遗落的食物。
At night, the stray cat came out to look for food, searching for what people had left behind.

Usage Notes

This literary verb means to seek or search and is especially common in compounds meaning to look for food or to seek something out.

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