Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
放牛
fàngniú
Description
"放牛"就是把牛带到外面，让牛吃草。
"放牛" means taking cows outside to let them graze.
在过去，很多农村的孩子都要去放牛。
In the past, many rural children had to 放牛.
Meanings
放牛fàngniú
to graze cattle; take cattle out to eat grass
他每天早上都去山上放牛。
He goes to the mountain to herd cattle every morning.
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Notes
- Etymology
放 (to let out/release) + 牛 (cattle), literally 'let cattle out to graze'.
- Nuance
放羊 (graze sheep) also means 'to leave someone to do as they please' informally.
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