游牧 (yóu mù) — to practice nomadism; to move about with livestock in search of pasture

Definition

Examples

• 这个部落每年都要游牧到水草丰富的地方。
  Zhè ge bù luò měi nián dōu yào yóu mù dào shuǐ cǎo fēng fù de dì fāng.
  This tribe has to migrate to places with abundant water and grass every year.
• 这些牧民每年都要游牧到新的草场。
  Zhè xiē mù mín měi nián dōu yào yóu mù dào xīn de cǎo chǎng.
  These herders have to migrate to new pastures every year.
• 许多民族不再游牧，开始定居。
  Xǔ duō mín zú bú zài yóu mù, kāi shǐ dìng jū.
  Many peoples no longer practice nomadism and began to settle down.

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