饲养员

飼養員
sìyǎngyuán
noun #31,409

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 zookeeper
  2. 2 animal keeper
  3. 3 breeder (of livestock or poultry)

Examples

Dòngwùyuán de sìyǎngyuán měitiān gěi xióngmāo wèi zhúzi.
The zookeepers feed the pandas bamboo every day.
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng dāng yī míng xióngmāo sìyǎngyuán.
He has dreamed of being a panda keeper since childhood.

Tips

usage
饲养 'to feed and raise' + 'staff member' = a person whose job is feeding and raising animals. Used for both zoos and livestock farms; for general 'farmer' use 农民 (nóngmín) or 养殖 (yǎngzhíhù).

Stroke Order

yǎng
yuán