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奶牛

nǎi niú · nai niu

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Meaning

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  1. milk cow
  2. dairy cow
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Cows on the farm

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)是(shì)奶牛(nǎiniú)，它们(tāmen)在(zài)吃(chī)草(cǎo)。

    Look, those are dairy cows. They are eating grass.

  2. Dengdeng

    牛奶(niúnǎi)是(shì)奶牛(nǎiniú)给(gěi)我们(wǒmen)的(de)。

    Milk is what dairy cows give us.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)黑色(hēisè)的(de)奶牛(nǎiniú)给(gěi)巧克力(qiǎokèlì)牛奶(niúnǎi)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

    Then black cows give chocolate milk, right?

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)对(duì)！它(tā)也(yě)给(gěi)白色(báisè)的(de)。

    No! It gives white milk too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)巧克力(qiǎokèlì)牛奶(niúnǎi)是(shì)从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)来(lái)的(de)？

    Then where does chocolate milk come from?

  6. Dengdeng

    是(shì)工厂(gōngchǎng)加(jiā)的(de)巧克力(qiǎokèlì)。

    The factory adds the chocolate.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

奶(nǎi)牛(niú)为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)提(tí)供(gōng)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)。

Cows provide us with milk.

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02

牧(mù)场(chǎng)上(shàng)的(de)奶(nǎi)牛(niú)正(zhèng)在(zài)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)吃(chī)草(cǎo)。

The dairy cows on the pasture are quietly grazing.

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