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牛
niú
ox, cow, bull
📷 Pictographic: An ox's horned head
HSK 2 ✏️ 4 strokes Common • Top 10%

Words Using 牛 (194)

Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
牛奶
niúnǎi
cow's milk / CL:[[瓶<píng>]], [[杯<bēi>]]
2
牛奶
niúnǎi
HSK 2
cow's milk / CL:[[瓶<píng>]], [[杯<bēi>]]
牛仔裤
niúzǎikù
jeans / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]
5
牛仔裤
niúzǎikù
HSK 5
jeans / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]
吹牛
chuīniú
to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect)
6
吹牛
chuīniú
HSK 6
to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect)
牛
Niú
surname Niu
牛
Niú
surname Niu
牛
niú
ox / cow / bull / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]], [[頭|头<tóu>]] / (slang) awesome
牛
niú
ox / cow / bull / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]], [[頭|头<tóu>]] / (slang) awesome
牛仔
niúzǎi
cowboy
牛仔
niúzǎi
cowboy
牛排
niúpái
steak
牛排
niúpái
steak
公牛
gōngniú
bull
公牛
gōngniú
bull
牛肉
niúròu
beef
牛肉
niúròu
beef
奶牛
nǎiniú
milk cow / dairy cow
奶牛
nǎiniú
milk cow / dairy cow
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Stroke Order

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