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牧 mù

shepherd; to tend cattle

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
牛
Type
Ideograph
Made of 牛攵 ⿰牛攵

Memory hint: A hand 攵 leading an ox 牛

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  1. 这个地区的人以畜牧为生。
    Zhège dìqū de rén yǐ xùmù wéishēng.
    The people in this region make a living from animal husbandry.
    this (measure) area (particle) person by animal-husbandry make-living
  2. 你知道畜牧业主要包括哪些内容吗？
    Nǐ zhīdào xùmùyè zhǔyào bāokuò nǎxiē nèiróng ma?
    Do you know what animal husbandry mainly includes?
    you know animal-husbandry-industry mainly include which content (question)
  3. 我们应该大力发展畜牧业。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi dàlì fāzhǎn xùmùyè.
    We should vigorously develop animal husbandry.
    we should vigorously develop animal-husbandry-industry
  4. 这里的经济并不依赖畜牧业，而是靠旅游业。
    Zhèlǐ de jīngjì bìng bù yīlài xùmùyè, érshì kào lǚyóuyè.
    The economy here doesn't rely on animal husbandry, but on tourism.
    here (particle) economy at-all not depend-on animal-husbandry-industry, instead-is rely-on tourism-industry
  5. 草原上，牧民一直靠畜牧生活。
    Cǎoyuán shàng, mùmín yìzhí kào xùmù shēnghuó.
    On the grasslands, herders have always lived by animal husbandry.
    grassland-on, herder always rely-on animal-husbandry live

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