牧人 (mùrén): shepherd

Measure Word

一位牧人 wèi

HSK 5

草原上的牧人赶着牛羊慢慢走过。

Cǎoyuán shàng de mùrén gǎn zhe niú yáng mànmàn zǒuguò.

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

HSK 6

圣诞节故事中提到了牧人看见了星星的异象。

Shèngdànjié gùshi zhōng tídào le mùrén kànjiàn le xīngxīng de yì xiàng.

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