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Meaning of 牛

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牛HSK 2
Pinyin: niú
English Definition: ox; cow; bull; Classifiers: 条 ,头 ; newton (abbr. for 牛顿 ); (slang) awesome
Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物,趾端有蹄,头上长一对角,是反刍类动物,力量很大,能耕田拉车,肉和奶可食,角、皮、骨可作器物:牛刀小试(喻有很大的本领,先在小事情上施展一下)。牛黄。牛角。
②星名,二十八宿之:牛斗(指牛宿和斗宿二星)。
③喻固执或骄傲:牛气。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 牛; Structure: 牛 + *
Pictographic:An ox's horned head
Similar Characters: 生
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Example Words
奶牛 nǎi niú milk cow; dairy cow
牛奶HSK 2 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HSK 6 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)
More:牛* | *牛 | *牛*
Example Sentences
1
我喜欢喝牛奶
。
I like to drink milk.
2
他买了半斤牛肉
。
He bought half a pound of beef.
3
我喜欢吃爆炒牛肉
。
I love to eat stir-fried beef.
4
我想吃米饭和牛肉
。
I want to eat rice and beef.
5
我们需要去买些牛奶
。
We need to go buy some milk.