畜牧
Old HSK 6
畜牧 (xùmù) · animal husbandry
畜牧 (xùmù) means “animal husbandry; stockbreeding”. It is written with 2 characters: 畜 (livestock) + 牧 (shepherd). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 畜牧 is built
The characters
畜 chù · livestock
What 畜 is made of
- 玄xuán — deep
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 亠tóu — lid
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
牧 mù · shepherd
What 牧 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Example sentences
这里的人主要以畜牧为生。Zhèlǐ de rén zhǔyào yǐ xùmù wéishēng.People here mainly make a living raising livestock.
草原适合发展畜牧业。Cǎoyuán shìhé fāzhǎn xùmù yè.Grasslands are suitable for developing animal husbandry.
Questions about 畜牧
What does 畜牧 mean?
畜牧 (xùmù) means “animal husbandry; stockbreeding”.
How do you pronounce 畜牧?
畜牧 is pronounced xùmù.
Which HSK level is 畜牧?
畜牧 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 畜牧 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 206: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.