畜牧 xùmù to raise animals
How to remember 畜牧: 畜 livestock + 牧 shepherd = to raise animals.
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How it is used
- To raise livestock; animal husbandry - 畜牧业 (xùmùyè) the livestock industry; 畜牧场 (a stock farm).
- Note 畜 is read xù here (as a verb, to rear), vs chù in 牲畜 (shēngchù, livestock as animals).
- Agricultural sector term; pairs with 农业 (farming) as 农牧业, and 渔业 (fishing) in rural-economy lists.