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牧羊 meaning in English

mùyáng

to raise sheep; shepherd

14 strokes

Meaning of 牧羊

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

mùyáng
  1. to raise sheep
  2. shepherd

牧羊 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

一yí个gè牧mù羊yáng人rén把bǎ他tā一yī身shēn白bái雪xuě的de山shān羊yáng赶gǎn进jìn被bèi遗yí弃qì的de山shān洞dòng躲duǒ避bì暴bào风fēng雪xuě。
A goatherd drove his goats, all white with snow, into a deserted cave for shelter.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

牧 mù · shepherd · 8 strokes

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羊 yáng · sheep · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 牧羊.

牧场mùchǎngpasture; grazing land
牧民mùmínherdsman
亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly
牧师mùshīchaplain; churchman
山羊shānyánggoat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
羔羊gāoyángsheep; lamb
牧羊人mùyángrénshepherd
羊肉yángròumutton; goat meat
羊毛yángmáowool; fleece
替罪羊tìzuìyángscapegoat
绵羊miányángsheep
羊群yángqúnflock of sheep

Questions about 牧羊

What does 牧羊 mean?

牧羊 (mùyáng) means "to raise sheep; shepherd".

How do you write 牧羊?

牧羊 is made of 2 characters: 牧 (8 strokes), 羊 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.