放牧 (fàng mù) — to graze (livestock), to herd

Definition

Examples

• 他每天在草原上放牧。
  Tā měi tiān zài cǎo yuán shàng fàng mù.
  He herds livestock on the grasslands every day.
• 春天来了，牧民开始放牧牛羊。
  Chūn tiān lái le, mù mín kāi shǐ fàng mù niú yáng.
  Spring has come, and the herders begin to graze the cattle and sheep.
• 秋天到了，放牧的季节就结束了。
  Qiū tiān dào le, fàng mù de jì jié jiù jié shù le.
  When autumn arrives, the grazing season ends.

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