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牧民
mùmín
Description
牧民是养牛、养羊或者养马的人，他们常常住在草原上。
牧民 are people who raise cattle, sheep, or horses, and they often live on the grasslands.
在中国的内蒙古，很多牧民过着放牧的生活。
In Inner Mongolia, China, many 牧民 live a herding lifestyle.
Meanings
牧民mùmín
herder; person who raises livestock on grasslands
这些牧民在草原上养了很多羊。
These herders raise many sheep on the grassland.
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Notes
- Etymology
牧 (to herd/graze) + 民 (people), literally "herding people."
- Nuance
refers specifically to pastoral herders, unlike 农民 (farmers who grow crops).
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