牧人 (mùrén): shepherd

Measure Word

一位牧人 wèi

Cǎoyuán shàng de mùrén gǎn zhe niúyáng mànmàn zǒuguò.

The herdsman on the grassland slowly led his cattle and sheep along.

Shèngdànjié gùshi zhōng tídào le mùrén kànjiàn le xīngxīng de yìxiàng.

The Christmas story mentions shepherds who saw a vision of a star.

usage

牧人 is a somewhat literary or formal term. In everyday speech, 牧羊人 (shepherd) or 牧民 (herdsman/pastoral people) are more specific and common.

牧 mù

人 rén