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niú

HSK 3 · word 1746 of 3,000

Meaning

Measure word

tiáo or 头 tóu

Example sentence

牛可产奶。

niú kě chǎn nǎi

Cows give milk.

The character 牛

draws an ox's head with the horns spread. 牛奶 milk, 牛肉 beef, 牛仔裤 jeans — and in slang means impressive, the ox's strength borrowed for a person.

Words containing 牛

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