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牛

niú · niu/Niú · niu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure words: 条 tiáo, 头 tóu

Meaning

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niú 牛

  1. ox
  2. cow
  3. bull
  4. newton (abbr. for 牛頓 / 牛顿 (niú dùn))
  5. (slang) awesome

Niú 牛

  1. surname Niu
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The dumpling champion

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一口气(yīkǒuqì)吃(chī)了(le)十个(shígè)饺子(jiǎozi)？真(zhēn)牛(niú)！

    You ate ten dumplings in one go? Awesome!

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)有什么(yǒushénme)，我(wǒ)同学(tóngxué)一口气(yīkǒuqì)吃(chī)二十个(èrshígè)。

    That's nothing. My classmate eats twenty in one go.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)同学(tóngxué)更(gèng)牛(niú)！

    Your classmate is even more awesome!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，他(tā)是(shì)我们班(wǒmenbān)最(zuì)牛(niú)的(de)人(rén)。

    Yes, he's the most awesome person in our class.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不敢(bùgǎn)跟(gēn)他(tā)比(bǐ)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)吃(chī)八个(bāgè)。

    I wouldn't dare compete; I can only eat eight.

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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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