shè​shí

to ingest food

  • created sense approved 摄食/攝食 · shè​shí · to ingest food — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摄食 / 攝食

    shè​shí

    to ingest food

    to consume or ingest food; to forage or hunt for food (often referring to animals)

    摄, 食

    摄 (literal) → 摄/攝 · shè · to take in 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 摄食/攝食 · shè​shí · ingestion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摄食 / 攝食

    shè​shí

    ingestion

    the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

    摄 (literal) → 摄/攝 · shè · to take in 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense