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牲畜
shēngchù
Description
牲畜是人们养的动物，比如牛、羊、马和猪。
"牲畜" are animals raised by people, such as cows, sheep, horses, and pigs.
农民养牲畜是为了工作、吃肉或者卖钱。
Farmers raise "牲畜" for work, meat, or selling.
Meanings
牲畜shēngchù
livestock; domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs
他家养了很多牲畜。
He keeps many livestock at home.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
牲 refers to sacrificial/domestic animals and 畜 means reared animals; together, farm animals.
- Nuance
牲畜 stresses farm/economic animals; 动物 is the general word for any animal.
In videos
“有大量的这个牲畜就死掉了”
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