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Information of 牛

Pinyin niú

Radical

牛

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

ox / cow / bull

牛 [niú] 1. A mammal with hooves at the end of its toes, characterized by a pair of horns on its head. It is a ruminant animal, very strong, capable of plowing fields and pulling carts. Its meat and milk are edible, and its horns, skin, and bones can be made into tools. 2. A star name, part of the twenty-eight constellations. 3. Metaphorically refers to stubbornness or arrogance. 4. A surname. 牛 [niú] 1. A mammal with hooves at the end of its toes, characterized by a pair of horns on its head. It is a ruminant animal, very strong, capable of plowing fields and pulling carts. Its meat and milk are edible, and its horns, skin, and bones can be made into tools: "牛刀小试" (meaning one reveals great ability through minor tasks). 牛黄 (bovine gallstone). 牛角 (ox horn). 2. A star name, part of the twenty-eight constellations: 牛斗 (referring to two stars, the Bull and the Dipper). 3. Metaphorically refers to stubbornness or arrogance: 牛气. 4. A surname. 牛 [niú] 1. (Pictogram. The oracle bone script form is "牜". The middle vertical line represents the face of the cow, the two upper curved lines represent the cow's horns, and the two small strokes below represent the cow's ears.) 2. Members of the bovine tribe or closely related groups. A robust mammal with hollow horns that curve outward from the skull. Strong and capable of plowing fields and pulling carts. The main breeds in China are yellow cattle and water buffalo (English: ox; cattle). 3. A star name. A shorthand for the Bull constellation (English: Sagitturius). 4. A surname. 牛 [niú] Metaphorically describes a stubborn or obstinate character (English: stubbornness; obstinacy). For example: 牛心左性 (headstrong, stubborn temperament); 牛劲. It also describes traits such as docility, dullness, clumsiness, and strength. For example: 笨牛 (dumb ox); 大牛 (big bull).

吹牛 chuī niú

to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect)

吹牛皮 chuī niú pí

to boast / to talk big

牛奶 niú nǎi

cow's milk / CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]

奶牛 nǎi niú

milk cow / dairy cow

放牛娃 fàng niú wá

child cowherd

庖丁解牛 páo dīng jiě niú

Pao Ding Jie Niu

汗牛充栋 hàn niú chōng dòng

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

牛棚 niú péng

cowshed / lair / byre

牛肉 niú ròu

beef

牛犊 niú dú

calf

炖牛肉 dùn niú ròu

goulash / gulash / bully (beef) / stew beef

伏牛山 Fú niú shān

Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi

小牛 xiǎo niú

calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini

牛车 niú chē

ox cart / bullock-cart

牛皮 niú pí

cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk

牛筋 niú jīn

beef tendon / cowhells

牛市 niú shì

bull market

牦牛 máo niú

yak (Bos grunniens)

犀牛 xī niú

rhinoceros

公牛 gōng niú

bull

蜗牛 wō niú

snail / Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]

水牛 shuǐ niú

water buffalo

野牛 yě niú

bison

牯牛 gū niú

bull

牛角 niú jiǎo

cow horn

老牛 lǎo niú

old ox

牝牛 pìn niú

cow

牡牛 mù niú

bull

牦牛肉 máo niú ròu

yak meat

牧牛 mù niú

to pasture cattle / to herd cows