畜 chù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
畜牧
xùmù
animal husbandry; livestock farming
Characters in this word
牧 mù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 近年来，草原地区逐渐转向生态畜牧，以免过度放牧破坏土壤。 Jìnnián lái, cǎoyuán dìqū zhújiàn zhuǎn xiàng shēngtài xùmù, yǐmiǎn guòdù fàngmù pòhuài tǔrǎng. In recent years, grassland regions have gradually shifted towards ecological livestock farming to avoid soil damage from overgrazing.
- 这个村庄世代靠畜牧为生，家家都养羊和牛。 Zhège cūnzhuāng shìdài kào xùmù wéi shēng, jiājiā dōu yǎng yáng hé niú. This village has lived off livestock farming for generations; every household raises sheep and cattle.
- 专家们在会议上讨论了发展畜牧与保护草地的平衡。 Zhuānjiāmen zài huìyì shàng tǎolùn le fāzhǎn xùmù yǔ bǎohù cǎodì de pínghéng. At the conference, experts discussed balancing the development of livestock farming with grassland protection.
Related words
- 牲畜 shēngchù livestock
- 牧场 mùchǎng pasture; ranch
- 牧民 mùmín herder; pastoralist
- 作物 zuòwù crop; cultivated plant
- 养殖 yǎngzhí to cultivate; to breed; aquaculture/livestock farming
- 温室 wēnshì greenhouse
- 饲料 sìliào animal feed; fodder
- 物种 wùzhǒng species
- 饲养 sìyǎng to raise; to rear; to keep animals
- 珍稀 zhēnxī rare and precious
- 喂养 wèiyǎng to feed; to raise by feeding
- 天敌 tiāndí natural enemy