采食

採食
cǎishí
  1. to forage
  2. to gather for eating
  3. to pick and eat

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 采 cǎi
  1. to pick
  2. to pluck
  3. to collect
  4. to select
  5. to choose
  6. to gather
=1 采 cǎi
  1. color
  2. complexion
  3. looks
  4. variant of 彩 cǎi
  5. variant of 采 cǎi
2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse

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觅食 mìshí
  1. to forage
  2. to hunt for food
  3. to scavenge
  4. fig. to make a living
蟬破土而出後，會蛻皮，等待身體乾燥變硬，然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶，牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。

Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

Source: Tatoeba