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牧民 (mù mín): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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牧民 (mù mín): Herdsmen / pastoralists (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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牧民 consists of 2 characters.

to herd, tend livestock

people, populace, commoners

How to Use 牧民 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 牧民 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yī一

wèi位

mù牧

mín民

neutral

a herder

Subject + Verbwith生活

mù牧

mín民

shēng生

huó活

Verb + Objectwith帮助

bāng帮

zhù助

mù牧

mín民

Adjective + Nounwith草原

cǎo草

yuán原

mù牧

mín民

Example Sentences with 牧民

mù牧

mín民

zài在

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

fàng放

neutral

herders' life

neutral

help the herders

neutral

grassland herders

yáng羊

。

The herdsman grazes sheep on the grassland.

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

de的

mù牧

mín民

men们

guò过

zhe着

zhú逐

shuǐ水

cǎo草

ér而

jū居

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

The herdsmen on the grassland live a life of following water and grass.

mù牧

mín民

men们

shì世

dài代

chuán传

chéng承

de的

fàng放

mù牧

zhì智

huì慧

，

shì是

cǎo草

yuán原

shēng生

tài态

píng平

héng衡

de的

guān关

jiàn键

。

The herding wisdom passed down through generations by the herdsmen is key to maintaining the ecological balance of the grassland.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

liǎo了

jiě解

mù牧

mín民

zài在

xiàn现

dài代

huà化

jìn进

chéng程

zhōng中

miàn面

lín临

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

ma吗

？

Do you understand the main challenges faced by pastoralists in the process of modernization?

zhè这

wèi位

mù牧

mín民

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

qǐ起

zhào照

zhè这

wèi位

nián年

qīng轻

de的

mù牧

mín民

bìng并

méi没

mù牧

mín民

de的

shēng生

huó活

suī虽

rán然

jiān艰

kǔ苦

mù牧

mín民

men们

gēn根

jù据

jì季

jié节

biàn变

huà化

wǒ我

zuì最

jìn近

dú读

le了

yì一

běn本

shū书

，

jiǎng

gù顾

tā他

de的

niú牛

qún群

。

This herdsman gets up early every day to take care of his cattle.

yǒu有

gù固

shǒu守

chuán传

tǒng统

，

ér而

shì是

jī积

jí极

xué学

xí习

xīn新

jì技

shù术

。

This young herdsman did not rigidly adhere to tradition, but actively learned new technologies.

，

dàn但

tā他

men们

yǔ与

zì自

rán然

hé和

xié谐

gòng共

chǔ处

de的

fāng方

shì式

lìng令

rén人

jìng敬

pèi佩

。

Although the life of herdsmen is hard, their way of living in harmony with nature is admirable.

qiān迁

yí移

mù牧

chǎng场

，

yǐ以

bǎo保

zhèng证

shēng牲

chù畜

yǒu有

zú足

gòu够

de的

shí食

wù物

。

Herdsmen migrate their pastures according to seasonal changes to ensure their livestock have enough food.

讲

de的

shì是

mù牧

mín民

jiā家

tíng庭

de的

yǒu有

qù趣

gù故

shì事

。

I recently read a book about the interesting stories of a pastoralist family.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 牧民.

Words with 牧

牧场mù chǎng
畜牧xù mù

Words with 民

民族mín zúHSK 4
人民rén mín
公民gōng mín
农民nóng mín
国民guó mín
居民jū mín
市民shì mín
平民píng mín