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

牧民在草原上放牧。

Mùmín zài cǎoyuán shàng fàngmù.

The herders graze their animals on the grassland.

他每天放牧羊群。

Tā měitiān fàngmù yángqún.

He herds the flock of sheep every day.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

放 fàng

牧 mù