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捕食 (bǔ shí): Predation (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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捕 • bǔ • to catch, to seize, to capture • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bǔ
捕
to catch, to seize, to capture
食 • shí • to eat; food
shí
食
to eat; food
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 捕食.
Words with
捕
捕捉
bǔ zhuō
catch; seize
逮捕
dài bǔ
arrest; take into custody
捕获
bǔ huò
Capture
围捕
wéi bǔ
surround and capture; round up
抓捕
zhuā bǔ
to arrest; to capture
拒捕
jù bǔ
to resist arrest
拘捕
jū bǔ
arrest
捕杀
bǔ shā
catch and kill
Words with
食
美食
měi shí
culinary delicacy
食品
shí pǐn
foodstuff; food; provisions
食堂
shí táng
dining hall; cafeteria
主食
zhǔ shí
staple food
粮食
liáng shi
grain; cereals
零食
líng shí
snacks; nibbles between meals
食物
shí wù
food
食用
shí yòng
to eat; to consume
4.
How to Use 捕食 in Sentences
Verb + Suffix
with
者
bǔ
捕
shí
食
zhě
者
neutral
predator
Adverb + Verb
with
夜间
yè
夜
jiān
间
bǔ
捕
shí
食
Verb + Object
with
猎物
bǔ
捕
shí
食
liè
猎
wù
物
Adjective + Noun
with
行为
bǔ
捕
shí
食
xíng
行
wéi
为
5.
Example Sentences with 捕食
māo
猫
bǔ
捕
shí
食
lǎo
老
shǔ
鼠
。
neutral
nocturnal predation
neutral
prey on game
formal
Written
predatory behavior
Cats prey on mice.
zài
在
fēi
非
zhōu
洲
cǎo
草
yuán
原
shàng
上
，
liè
猎
bào
豹
yǐ
以
jīng
惊
rén
人
de
的
sù
速
dù
度
bǔ
捕
shí
食
dèng
瞪
líng
羚
。
On the African savanna, cheetahs prey on gazelles with astonishing speed.
lǎo
老
yīng
鹰
zài
在
kōng
空
zhōng
中
bǔ
捕
shí
食
xiǎo
小
dòng
动
wù
物
。
Eagles hunt small animals in the sky.
wèi
为
le
了
shēng
生
cún
存
，
běi
北
jí
极
xióng
熊
bì
必
xū
须
zài
在
bīng
冰
miàn
面
shàng
上
bǔ
捕
shí
食
hǎi
海
bào
豹
。
To survive, polar bears must prey on seals on the ice.
shī
狮
zi
子
tōng
通
cháng
常
zài
在
yè
夜
jiān
间
bǔ
捕
shí
食
，
yǐ
以
líng
羚
yáng
羊
wéi
为
zhǔ
主
yào
要
liè
猎
wù
物
。
Lions usually hunt at night, with antelopes as their main prey.
