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牛仔

niú zǎi · niu zai

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Meaning

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  1. cowboy
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The cowboy's horse

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)的(de)派对(pàiduì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)扮成(bànchéng)牛仔(niúzǎi)。

    For the weekend party, I want to dress up as a cowboy.

  2. Dengdeng

    牛仔(niúzǎi)要(yào)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What does a cowboy need?

  3. Liangliang

    牛仔(niúzǎi)帽(mào)，牛仔(niúzǎi)靴(xuē)，还有(háiyǒu)一匹(yīpǐ)马(mǎ)。

    A cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and a horse.

  4. Dengdeng

    马(mǎ)？你(nǐ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)找(zhǎo)马(mǎ)？

    A horse? Where will you find a horse?

  5. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)马(mǎ)，我(wǒ)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)去(qù)。

    No horse. I will ride my bike.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)是(shì)世界上(shìjièshàng)第一个(dìyīgè)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)的(de)牛仔(niúzǎi)！

    Then you are the first cowboy in the world to ride a bike!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)牛(niú)仔(zǎi)骑(qí)着(zhe)一(yì)匹(pǐ)白(bái)马(mǎ)。

That cowboy is riding a white horse.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)一(yì)名(míng)牛(niú)仔(zǎi)。

He has dreamed of being a cowboy since childhood.

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