Chinese Word: 畜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

畜Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 田

Pictophonetic:玄 indicates the sound; 田 (farm) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 玄 [ xuán ] deep, profound, abstruse
- 田 [ tián ] field, farm, arable land; cultivated

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Pinyin: xù

English Definition:to raise (animals)

Chinese Definition:
①养禽兽：畜产。畜牧。畜养。

Example Words:

畜牧业	xù mù yè	animal husbandry; stock raising; livestock raising
畜牧HSK 6	xù mù	to raise animals
畜产品	xù chǎn pǐn	domesticated animal products
牧畜	mù xù	raising livestock; animal husbandry

Pinyin: chù

English Definition:livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal

Chinese Definition:
①禽兽，有时专指家养的禽兽：畜肥。畜力。畜疫。幼畜。牲畜。家畜。畜生。六畜兴旺。

Example Words:

牲畜HSK 6	shēng chù	domesticated animals; livestock
家畜	jiā chù	domestic animal; livestock; cattle
畜生	chù sheng	domestic animal; brute; bastard
畜力	chù lì	animal power; animal-drawn (plow etc)
种畜	zhǒng chù	breeding stock (of animal species); stud

1		wèi shén me 为什么 yào 要 gěi 给 chù shēng 畜牲 zì yóu 自由？ Why should cattle have the gifts of freedom?
2		yóu yú 由于 tǔ di 土地 shòu dào 受到 qīn shí 侵蚀， zāi qū 灾区 xù mù yè 畜牧业 zāo shòu 遭受 le 了 sǔn shī 损失。 Due to land erosion, the livestock industry in the disaster area has suffered losses.