Definition
牧羊 means 'to tend sheep, to herd sheep'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 牧 can separate from the object 羊 when inserting a measure word, duration, or aspect marker, e.g. 牧了三天羊 ('tended sheep for three days') or 牧过两次羊 ('have herded sheep twice'). The person who does this is called a 牧羊人 (shepherd).
v.o.
to tend sheepto herd sheep
Examples
- 牧羊。Tā měitiān zǎoshang mù yáng.He tends sheep every morning.
- 。Tā qùnián mù guo sān cì yáng.He herded sheep three times last year.
- 牧羊。mù yáng shì tā de gōngzuò.Tending sheep is his job.
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