Chinese word

猎人

Pronunciation

Pinyinliè rén

Meaning

  • nounhunter

Example

猎人用枪打猎。liè rén yòng qiāng dǎ liè

The hunter uses a gun to hunt.

Illustration for 猎人 (hunter)

More examples

猎人穿着迷彩，悄悄接近猎物。liè rén chuān zhe mí cǎi qiāo qiāo jiē jìn liè wù

The hunter wears camouflage and quietly approaches the prey.

Core concept

A person who follows wild animals and uses tools to catch them.

Common phrases

  • 一名猎人yì míng liè rén

    a hunter

  • 猎人追踪liè rén zhuī zōng

    hunter tracks

Definition in Chinese

指以捕猎野生动物为活动的人，既可指以捕猎为职业的人，也可指偶尔打猎的业余者。zhǐ yǐ bǔ liè yě shēng dòng wù wèi huó dòng de rén jì kě zhǐ yǐ bǔ liè wèi zhí yè de rén yě kě zhǐ óu ěr dǎ liè de yè yú zhě

Word origin

猎人 (lièrén, "hunter") combines 猎 (liè, "hunt") + 人 (rén, "person"), so the word names the person who hunts.

Usage tips

  • The noun does not by itself say that hunting is a full-time job, so context can include an occasional hunter as well as a professional one.

Related words

  • 猎场liè chǎnghunting groundnoun
  • 捕猎bǔ lièhuntverb

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