Definition
游牧 describes the practice of moving with livestock to find fresh pasture — the core of a nomadic lifestyle. It functions as a verb (游牧到某地 'migrate to a place') and is also used attributively before nouns (游牧民族 'nomadic people', 游牧生活 'nomadic life').
v.
to practice nomadismto move about with livestock in search of pasture
Examples
- 游牧。Zhège bùluò měinián dōu yào yóu mù dào shuǐcǎo fēngfù de dìfang.This tribe has to migrate to places with abundant water and grass every year.
- 游牧。Zhèxiē mùmín měinián dōu yào yóu mù dào xīn de cǎochǎng.These herders have to migrate to new pastures every year.
- 游牧，。Xǔduō mínzú bù zài yóu mù, kāishǐ dìngjū.Many peoples no longer practice nomadism and began to settle down.
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