牧羊

mùyáng

verb #22,735

Meanings

1 to herd sheep
2 to raise sheep
3 shepherding

Characters

to herd / to tend / pasture

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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