Character

牛 niú

cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93

HSK 2 #1018

牛奶 niú nǎi HSK 2	cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
牛仔裤 niú zǎi kù HSK 5	jeans; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
吹牛 chuī niú HSK 6	to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)
牛仔 niú zǎi	cowboy
牛肉 niú ròu	beef
牛排 niú pái	steak
斗牛 dǒu niú	Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
斗牛 dòu niú	bullfighting
公牛 gōng niú	bull
奶牛 nǎi niú	milk cow; dairy cow
牛津 niú jīn	Oxford (city in England)
水牛 shuǐ niú	water buffalo
犀牛 xī niú	rhinoceros
疯牛病 fēng niú bìng	mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
野牛 yě niú	bison
牛顿 niú dùn	Newton (name); Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist; newton (SI unit of force)
蜗牛 wō niú	snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
红牛 hóng niú	Red Bull (energy drink)
小牛 xiǎo niú	calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
牛皮 niú pí	cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk
牛油 niú yóu	butter
牛角 niú jiǎo	cow horn
吹牛皮 chuī niú pí	to boast; to talk big
牵牛花 qiān niú huā	white-edged morning glory
海牛 hǎi niú	manatee

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