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畜牧 (xù mù) — animal husbandry; livestock farming

Definition

畜牧 is the industry or practice of raising livestock — not the animals themselves (that's 牲畜) and not the everyday act of keeping pets or feeding a family (that's 养活).

noun
animal husbandrylivestock farming
Easily confused

Examples

  • 畜牧。
    Tā jiā de xù mù shēng yì zuò dé hěn dà.
    His family's animal husbandry business is very big.
  • 畜牧。
    Zhè ge guó jiā yǐ xù mù wéi zhǔ.
    This country mainly relies on animal husbandry.
  • 畜牧。
    Xué xí xù mù xū yào hěn duō zhuān yè zhī shi.
    Learning animal husbandry requires a lot of professional knowledge.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

畜chùraise animals
牧mùherd

畜 means to raise animals and 牧 means to herd them; together they refer to animal husbandry.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

畜 pairs 玄, a rope, with 田, a bag of feed or an enclosure, giving a picture of feed tied up or animals tied in a pen.

Open 畜 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

牧 puts 牛 (cow) beside 攴 (a whip), showing someone herding cattle.

Open 牧 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6

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