游牧 (yóu mù) — to practice nomadism; to move about with livestock in search of pasture
Definition
As a verb, 游牧 means to live as a nomad — moving with herds to find pasture, the opposite of 定居 ('settle down').
verb
to practice nomadismto move about with livestock in search of pasture
Examples
- 游牧。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.
- 游牧。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.
- 游牧,。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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