| 奶牛 | nǎi niú | milk cow; dairy cow | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; Classifiers: 瓶 | |
| 疯牛病 | fēng niú bìng | mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | |
| 黄牛 | huáng niú | ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc; to fail to show up; to break a promise | |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) |
| 1 | I like to drink milk. | |
| 2 | He bought half a pound of beef. | |
| 3 | I love to eat stir-fried beef. | |
| 4 | I want to eat rice and beef. | |
| 5 | We need to go buy some milk. |
