| 1 | 牛 | 牛 | niú | niu2 | ox; cow; bull; Classifiers: 条 ,头 ; newton (abbr. for 牛顿 ); (slang) awesome; surname Niu | | |
| 2 | 牛顿 | 牛頓 | niú dùn | niu2 dun4 | newton (SI unit of force) | | |
| 3 | 牛奶 | 牛奶 | niú nǎi | niu2 nai3 | cow's milk; Classifiers: 瓶 | | |
| 4 | 牛肉 | 牛肉 | niú ròu | niu2 rou4 | beef | | |
| 5 | 牛皮 | 牛皮 | niú pí | niu2 pi2 | cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk | | |
| 6 | 牛津郡 | 牛津郡 | niú jīn jùn | Niu2 jin1 jun4 | Oxfordshire (English county) | | |
| 7 | 牛毛 | 牛毛 | niú máo | niu2 mao2 | ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate) | | |
| 8 | 牛顿米 | 牛頓米 | niú dùn mǐ | niu2 dun4 mi3 | newton meter, unit of torque (symbol: N⋅m) | | |
| 9 | 牛不喝水强按头 | 牛不喝水強按頭 | niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu | niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 qiang3 an4 tou2 | lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom); fig. to try to impose one's will on sb | | |
| 10 | 牛肝菌 | 牛肝菌 | niú gān jùn | niu2 gan1 jun4 | porcino (Boletus edulis) | | |
| 11 | 牛百叶 | 牛百葉 | niú bǎi yè | niu2 bai3 ye4 | omasum; beef tripe | | |
| 12 | 牛骥同皂 | 牛驥同皂 | niú jì tóng zào | niu2 ji4 tong2 zao4 | cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike | | |
| 13 | 牛骥同槽 | 牛驥同槽 | niú jì tóng cáo | niu2 ji4 tong2 cao2 | cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike; also written 牛骥同皂 | | |
| 14 | 牛脊肉 | 牛脊肉 | niú jǐ ròu | niu2 ji3 rou4 | sirloin (beef joint) | | |
| 15 | 牛蒡 | 牛蒡 | niú bàng | niu2 bang4 | burdock | | |
| 16 | 牛黄 | 牛黃 | niú huáng | niu2 huang2 | bezoar | | |
| 17 | 牛海绵状脑病 | 牛海綿狀腦病 | niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng | niu2 hai3 mian2 zhuang4 nao3 bing4 | bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE; mad cow disease | | |
| 18 | 牛鬼蛇神 | 牛鬼蛇神 | niú guǐ shé shén | niu2 gui3 she2 shen2 | evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements | | |
| 19 | 牛B | 牛B | niú bī | niu2 bi1 | awesome; capable (vulgar); arrogant; cocky; bastard (vulgar); variant of 牛屄 ; variant of 牛屄 ; variant of 牛屄 [niu2 bi1]; variant of 牛屄 | | |
| 20 | 牛鼻子 | 牛鼻子 | niú bí zi | Niu2 bi2 zi5 | key point; crux; (old) Daoist (facetious) | | |
| 21 | 牛鞭 | 牛鞭 | niú biān | niu2 bian1 | pizzle; bull's penis (served as food) | | |
| 22 | 牛脖子 | 牛脖子 | niú bó zi | niu2 bo2 zi5 | (coll.) bullheaded; obstinate | | |
| 23 | 牛犊 | 牛犢 | niú dú | niu2 du2 | calf | | |
| 24 | 牛痘病 | 牛痘病 | niú dòu bìng | niu2 dou4 bing4 | cow pox | | |
| 25 | 牛痘 | 牛痘 | niú dòu | niu2 dou4 | cowpox | | |