牛

Ox in Chinese: 牛 (niú)

niú

ox

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ox
  2. 2cow
  3. 3bull
  4. 4newton (abbr. for 牛顿)
  5. 5(slang) awesome

Stroke order

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牛

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄡˊ

niú

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 那头牛在草地上吃草。

    nà tóu niú zài cǎo dì shàng chī cǎo。

    That cow is grazing on the grassland.

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Related words

牛奶

niú nǎi

cow's milk

奶牛

nǎi niú

milk cow

吹牛

chuī niú

to talk big

牛仔裤

niú zǎi kù

jeans

女子

nǚ zǐ

woman

排名

pái míng

to rank (1st, 2nd etc)

牌子

pái zi

sign

配

pèi

to join

皮

pí

leather

皮包

pí bāo

handbag

票价

piào jià

ticket price

普及

pǔ jí

to spread extensively

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