牧童

mùtóng

noun #40,700

Measure Word

一个牧童 gè

Meanings

1 shepherd boy
2 cowherd boy

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

牧童骑在牛背上吹笛子。

Mùtóng qí zài niú bèi shàng chuī dízi.

The cowherd boy plays a flute while riding on the ox's back.

HSK 7-9

这幅画画的是一个牧童在柳树下睡觉。

Zhè fú huà huà de shì yí ge mùtóng zài liǔshù xià shuìjiào.

This painting shows a cowherd boy sleeping under a willow tree.

Tips

culture

The best-known 牧童 is in 杜牧's poem 《清明》: 借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村 "May I ask where there is a tavern? The cowherd boy points far off to Apricot Blossom Village." A boy on a water buffalo playing a flute is a stock image of the peaceful countryside in Chinese painting.

Stroke Order

牧 mù

童 tóng