放牧

fàngmù

verb #31,136

Meanings

1 to graze (livestock)
2 to herd (livestock)
3 to put animals out to pasture

Characters

to release; to let out

to herd; to tend livestock

Examples

HSK 3

他每天放牧羊群。

Tā měitiān fàngmù yángqún.

He herds the flock of sheep every day.

HSK 7-9

牧民在草原上放牧。

Mùmín zài cǎoyuán shàng fàngmù.

The herders graze their animals on the grassland.

Tips

memory

放 means "to release/let out," 牧 means "to herd." 放牧 = let the animals out to pasture. The 牧 character pictures a hand holding a stick to drive cattle (牛).

Stroke Order

放 fàng

牧 mù