牛

niú · niu/Niú · niu

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Meaning

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niú 牛

  1. ox
  2. cow
  3. bull
  4. CL:條 / 条 (tiáo),頭 / 头 (tóu)
  5. newton (abbr. for 牛頓 / 牛顿 (niú dùn))
  6. (slang) awesome

Niú 牛

  1. surname Niu

In a sentence

2 examples
01

牛(niú)提(tí)供(gōng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)很(hěn)多(duō)需(xū)要(yào)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

Cows supply us with many things we need.

Tatoeba: Chinese by murr · English by B_C · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)家(jiā)后(hòu)面(miàn)那(nà)些(xiē)牛(niú)只(zhǐ)吃(chī)郁(yù)金(jīn)香(xiāng)。

The cows behind my house only eat tulips.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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