牲畜 (shēng chù) — livestock, domesticated animals
Definition
Livestock — farm animals raised for work or food (cattle, sheep, pigs, etc.), especially as a category distinct from poultry (家禽). Pairs with 畜牧 ('animal husbandry') as the animals versus the practice of raising them.
noun
livestockdomesticated animals
Measure word · 头
Examples
- 牲畜，。Wèi le bǎo hù shēng chù de jiàn kāng, nóng chǎng zhǔ rén dìng qī qīng jié quān shè.To protect the health of the livestock, the farm owner regularly cleans the pens.
- 牲畜。Zhè xiē shēng chù zhèng zài cǎo dì shàng chī cǎo.These livestock are grazing on the grassland.
- 牲畜。Dōng tiān nóng mín huì bǎ shēng chù guān jìn wēn nuǎn de péng zi lǐ.In winter, farmers put the livestock in a warm shed.
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