hunt; hunting
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to hunt; to go hunting (literary or formal)
literaryA literary term for hunting, typically used in classical texts, historical contexts, or formal descriptions of ancient aristocratic activities. More formal than 打猎.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
tián畋
liè猎
yú于
shān山
lín林
zhī之
jiān间
。
Ancient people often hunted in the mountains and forests.
Tián畋
liè猎
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
huò获
qǔ取
shí食
wù物
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
，
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jūn军
shì事
xùn训
liàn练
。
Hunting was not only a means of obtaining food, but also a form of military training.
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Chūn春
jì季
tián畋
liè猎
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
guì贵
zú族
de的
zhòng重
yào要
huó活
dòng动
。
Spring hunting was an important activity for the ancient nobility.