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牛奶

niú nǎi · niu nai

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HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure words: 瓶 píng, 杯 bēi

Meaning

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  1. cow's milk
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In a conversation

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The nameless milk

  1. Dengdeng

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)的(de)牛奶(niúnǎi)呢(ne)？

    Where's the milk in the fridge?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)喝(hē)了(le)。

    I drank it.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)牛奶(niúnǎi)！

    That was my milk!

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，上面(shàngmiàn)没(méi)写(xiě)名字(míngzi)。

    Sorry, it had no name on it.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)写上(xiěshàng)名字(míngzi)：灯灯(dēngdēng)的(de)牛奶(niúnǎi)。

    Then I'll write the name on it now: Dengdeng's milk.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)没有(méiyǒu)牛奶(niúnǎi)了(le)。

    But there's no milk left now.

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01

为(wèi)打(dǎ)翻(fān)的(de)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)而(ér)哭(kū)泣(qì)是(shì)没(méi)用(yòng)的(de)。

There's no use crying over spilt milk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)都(dōu)喝(hē)一(yì)杯(bēi)热(rè)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)。

I drink a cup of hot milk every morning.

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牛
niú

ox; cow

奶
nǎi

breast; milk

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