Definition
圈养 means to raise livestock (pigs, poultry, cattle) in confined pens or enclosures instead of letting them roam free. It contrasts with 放养 (free-range). You'll see it in agricultural and industrial-farming contexts. The verb itself does not take a direct object like "chickens" — instead you say 圈养猪 or 圈养家禽 with the animal as the object.
v.
to raise (livestock) in an enclosed pen or confined spaceto feed and confine (as opposed to free-range)
Examples
- 圈养。Xiànzài hěn duō dàxíng nóngchǎng juān jǐ wàn zhī jī.Many large farms now raise tens of thousands of chickens in pens.
- 圈养，。juān de zhū zhǎng de kuài, dàn ròuzhì bùrú fàngyǎng de.Pigs raised in pens grow fast, but their meat quality isn't as good as free-range ones.
- 圈养。Zhè zhǒng juān fāngshì róngyì yǐnfā dòngwù jíbìng.This kind of confined rearing method easily triggers animal diseases.
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