牛 niú cow

源How it came to be

An ox seen head on: the horns curving up at the top and the nose line straight down the middle. The same view as the sheep, with the horns turned the other way.

用用法

• Ox/cow, and the base of 牛奶 (niúnǎi) milk and 牛肉 (niúròu) beef; measure word 头 (tóu): 一头牛.
• In slang 牛 (niú) means 'awesome, badass' - 你太牛了 you're amazing. 吹牛 (chuīniú) = to brag (lit. blow the ox).

字含“牛”的汉字

• 件 measure word for clothes and items
• 制 system
• 牢 pen
• 牵 to drag
• 犀 rhinoceros

词含“牛”的词语

• 牛奶niúnǎicow's milkHSK 1
• 牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeansHSK 5
• 吹牛chuīniúto talk bigHSK 8
• 对牛弹琴duìniú-tánqínliterally to play the lute to a cow (idiom)HSK 8

句例句

• 牛有两只角。 Niú yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.Cows have two horns.
• 我可以试一下这条牛仔裤吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè tiáo niúzǎikù ma?Can I try on this pair of jeans?
• 牛奶含钙量很高。 Niúnǎi hángàiliàng hěn gāo.Milk has a high calcium content.