牧羊

mùyáng

verb #22,735

Meanings

1 to herd sheep
2 to raise sheep
3 shepherding

Characters

to herd / to tend / pasture

Examples

他的爷爷在草原上牧羊了一辈子。

Tā de yéye zài cǎoyuán shàng mùyáng le yībèizi.

His grandfather herded sheep on the grasslands his whole life.

牧羊犬帮助牧人控制羊群。

Mùyángquǎn bāngzhù mùrén kòngzhì yángqún.

Sheepdogs help shepherds control the flock.

Tips

memory

牧 means 'to herd / to tend animals' (it contains 牛 ox and 攴 a striking action), and 羊 means 'sheep' — so 牧羊 is literally 'to tend sheep'. 牧羊人 (shepherd) and 牧羊犬 (sheepdog) follow the same pattern.

Stroke Order

牧 mù

羊 yáng