牛奶 niúnǎi cow's milk
How to remember 牛奶: 牛 cow + 奶 milk = cow's milk.
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How it is used
- Cow's milk - 一杯牛奶 (yì bēi niúnǎi) a glass of milk.
- Literally 'ox milk'; other milks name the source: 羊奶 goat's milk, 豆奶 soy milk.
- 奶 alone can mean breast/milk or, doubled 奶奶, grandma.
Example sentences
- 我在喝牛奶。 Wǒ zài hēniúnǎi.I'm drinking milk.
- 我不能喝牛奶。 Wǒ bùnéng hēniúnǎi.I can't drink milk.
- 牛奶含钙量很高。 Niúnǎi hángàiliàng hěn gāo.Milk has a high calcium content.