chăn thả

Thân thiện

Người nông dân chăn thả đàn bò trên cánh đồng cỏ xanh mướt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To graze: The primary meaning of "chăn thả" is to allow livestock (such as cattle, sheep, or goats) to feed on growing grass or other plants in a pasture or open land.
   • To pasture: This refers to the act of putting animals out to graze in a specific area of land designated for this purpose.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người nông dân chăn thả đàn bò trên cánh đồng. (The farmer grazes the herd of cows in the field.)
  • Cừu được chăn thả trên những ngọn đồi. (The sheep are pastured on the hills.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in agricultural, economic, and environmental contexts to discuss practices, management, or the impact of grazing animals on land.
  • Chăn thả luân phiên giúp đất có thời gian phục hồi. (Rotational grazing allows the land time to recover.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chăn nuôi (v): to raise livestock, to rear animals. This is a broader term encompassing the entire practice of animal husbandry, not just grazing.

  • Gia đình họ chăn nuôi bò và gà. (Their family raises cattle and chickens.)

• Bãi chăn thả (n): grazing land, pasture.

  • Bãi chăn thả này rất màu mỡ. (This pasture is very fertile.)

Synonyms

• Graze: to feed on grass.
• Pasture: to put animals to graze.
• Browse: (for animals) to feed on leaves, twigs, etc.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Chăn thả quá mức (n): overgrazing. The practice of grazing too many animals for too long on an area of land, damaging the vegetation.

  • Chăn thả quá mức có thể dẫn đến sa mạc hóa. (Overgrazing can lead to desertification.)

• Chăn thả tự do (n): free-range grazing.

  • Gà được chăn thả tự do thường cho thịt ngon hơn. (Free-range chickens often yield tastier meat.)

Học thuật

1. To graze, to pasture