How to Say "Hunter" in Chinese

猎人

lièrén

The Chinese word for "hunter" is 猎人 (lièrén).

猎人 is used to refer to a person who hunts animals.

Meaning: person who hunts animals (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of 猎 (liè), meaning "to hunt" and 人 (rén), meaning "person".

lièrén

In modern Chinese, 猎 is used metaphorically in 猎头 (liè tóu), which literally means 'head hunter' for professional recruiters.
While 猎人 refers to the person, the activity of hunting is often described as 打猎 (dǎ liè), where 打 literally means 'to hit' or 'to strike'.
The character 猎 (liè) contains the radical 犭, which represents a 'dog' or an animal, signaling the word's ancient connection to tracking beasts.

猎人射死了狐狸。
The hunter shot and killed the fox.
This sentence shows how to use 猎人 to describe a hunter shooting a fox.
Tatoeba #993759 by leoyzy, translation #995292 by NickC
猎人在田野追兔子
The hunter chases the rabbit in the fields.
This sentence shows how to use 猎人 in the context of chasing rabbits in a field.
Tatoeba #1237604 by jprudent, translation #5313746 by csmjj
大象被猎人杀死了。
The elephant was killed by the hunter.
This sentence shows the use of 猎人 in a passive construction regarding an elephant.
Tatoeba #717189 by sysko, translation #268260 by CK
我认识一个猎人，他捕获了许多稀有的野生动物。
I know a hunter who has captured many rare wildlife animals.
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志强 and 梓涵 are looking at a picture book about the forest.

志强 Zhiqiang

你看，这本画册里有一个猎人。
Nǐ kàn, zhè běn huàcè lǐ yǒu yīgè lièrén.
Look, there is a hunter in this picture book.
梓涵 Zihan

那个猎人看起来很强壮。
Nàgè lièrén kàn qǐlái hěn qiángzhuàng.
That hunter looks very strong.
志强 Zhiqiang

他在山上追踪动物。
Tā zài shānshàng zhuīzōng dòngwù.
He is tracking animals on the mountain.
梓涵 Zihan

他的工作真的很辛苦。
Tā de gōngzuò zhēn de hěn xīnkǔ.
His job is really hard.

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