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Definition(s) for: 觅食

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
觅食 mì shí - to forage
- to hunt for food
- to scavenge
- fig. to make a living

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 22,215 24,718 13,551

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
觅 mì- (literary) to seek
- to find
觅 mì- old variant of 覓|觅[mi4]
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)

Other Words Containing 觅食

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
觅食 - - 22,215 24,718 13,551