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    Expressing 'hunter' with 猎人 (lièrén)

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    Explanation

    The noun 猎人 (lièrén) means 'hunter.' It is a compound of 猎 (to hunt) and 人 (person), referring to someone who hunts animals. It appears frequently in stories and narratives and can be modified by adjectives or descriptive phrases.

    Examples

    • 那个老猎人对这片森林了如指掌。

      Nàge lǎo lièrén duì zhè piàn sēnlín liǎorúzhǐzhǎng.

      That old hunter knows this forest like the back of his hand.

    • 猎人带着猎犬一早就进山了。

      Lièrén dài zhe lièquǎn yì zǎo jiù jìn shān le.

      The hunter set out into the mountains with his hound early in the morning.

    • 这本故事书里有一个勇敢的猎人。

      zhè běn gùshi shū lǐ yǒu yī gè yǒnggǎn de lièrén.

      There is a brave hunter in this storybook.

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