HSK 3 多音字 · Polyphone

畜: chu (domestic animal) vs xu (to raise a…

畜: chu (domestic animal) vs xu (to raise animals)

Readings 读音

  • chu domestic animal 牲畜 · 家畜 · 畜生
  • xu to raise animals 畜牧 · 畜产 · 畜力

How it works 讲解

畜 reads chu in words like 牲畜, 家畜 — "domestic animal"; 畜 reads xu in words like 畜牧, 畜产 — "to raise animals". The surrounding word tells you which reading to use — learn the trigger words, not the character alone.

Examples 例句

  1. 他Tā养yǎng了le两头liǎngtóu牲畜shēngchù。

    He raised two livestock animals.

  2. 马Mǎ是shì牲畜shēngchù。

    Horses are livestock.

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