养牛

養牛
yǎngniú
verb #35,400

Meanings

  1. 1 to raise cattle
  2. 2 to farm cows
  3. 3 cattle breeding

Examples

Tā zài Nèiménggǔ yǎng niú yǐjīng èrshí nián le.
He has been raising cattle in Inner Mongolia for twenty years.
Yǎngniú yè shì dāngdì de zhīzhù chǎnyè.
Cattle farming is the pillar industry of the region.

Tips

usage
+ animal = to raise / keep that animal: 养牛 (cattle), 养猪 (pigs), 养鸡 (chickens), (dogs). For pets it leans toward 'to keep'; for livestock it's 'to farm'. The industry name takes : 养牛 (cattle industry).

Stroke Order

yǎng
niú