放牛 (fàng niú) — to herd cattle, to graze cattle

Definition

A separable verb meaning to herd or graze cattle — let them out to feed on grass, often in the countryside.

verb
to herd cattleto graze cattle

Examples

  • 放牛
    Tā zài xiāng xia fàng niú.
    He herds cattle in the countryside.
  • Tā fàng guò sān cì niú.
    He has herded cattle three times.
  • 放牛
    Xiǎo shí hou wǒ tiān tiān fàng niú.
    When I was young, I herded cattle every day.

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