shepherd; sheepherder
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
shepherd; sheepherder; person whose full-time occupation is herding sheep
Often used with the diminutive suffix '儿' as 羊倌儿 (yáng guānr). The term specifically refers to someone employed to tend sheep, as opposed to 牧羊人 which can be more general or literary.
Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
shì是
gè个
lǎo老
yáng羊
guān倌
，
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
fàng放
le了
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
yáng羊
。
His grandfather is an old shepherd who has herded sheep on this grassland his entire life.
Nà那
gè个
yáng羊
guān倌
r儿
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
wǔ五
diǎn点
jiù就
gǎn赶
zhe着
yáng羊
qún群
chū出
mén门
le了
。
That shepherd goes out with the flock every morning at five o'clock sharp.
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Tā他
zài在
cūn村
lǐ里
dāng当
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
yáng羊
guān倌
，
duì对
měi每
zhī只
yáng羊
de的
pí脾
qi气
dōu都
mō摸
de得
tòu透
tòu透
de的
。
He worked as a shepherd in the village for twenty years and knows every sheep's temperament thoroughly.
Cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
de的
yáng羊
guān倌
cháng常
cháng常
yī一
biān边
fàng放
yáng羊
yī一
biān边
chàng唱
gē歌
。
Shepherds on the grassland often sing while herding their sheep.