livestock; domestic animals (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
牲畜 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们养了一群牲畜来供应食物。 tāmen yǎngle yī qún shēngchù lái gōngyìng shíwù. - They raise livestock to supply food.
这片土地适合放牧牲畜。 zhè piàn tǔdì shìhé fàngmù shēngchù. - This land is suitable for grazing livestock.
养牲畜需要很多劳动力。 yǎng shēngchù xūyào hěnduō láodònglì. - Raising livestock requires a lot of manpower.
这里的农民养了许多牲畜。 zhèlǐ de nóngmín yǎngle xǔduō shēngchù. - The farmers here raise many livestock.
养牲畜是他们的主要生计来源。 yǎng shēngchù shì tāmen de zhǔyào shēngjì láiyuán. - Raising livestock is their main source of livelihood.
Characters
牲 shēng - domestic animals (such as horses, oxen); animal sacrifice |
畜 chù - raise domestic animals |