Character

牛 niú

cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93

HSK 2 #1018

钻牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān	lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
牛郎 niú láng	Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女\|牛郎织女; Altair (star); cowherd boy; (slang) male prostitute
牦牛 máo niú	yak (Bos grunniens)
牛犊 niú dú	calf
牛蛙 niú wā	bullfrog
乳牛 rǔ niú	dairy cattle
牛排馆 niú pái guǎn	steakhouse
金牛座 jīn niú zuò	Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
牛仔布 niú zǎi bù	denim
黄牛 huáng niú	ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc; to fail to show up; to break a promise
牛皮癣 niú pí xuǎn	psoriasis
多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo	as many as the hair of the ox (idiom); great amount of; countless
小试牛刀 xiǎo shì niú dāo	to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
牛气 niú qi	(coll.) haughty; overbearing; (economics) bullish
牛蒡 niú bàng	burdock
牛皮纸 niú pí zhǐ	kraft paper
牛市 niú shì	bull market
牛栏 niú lán	cattle pen
牛脾气 niú pí qi	bullheadedness; stubborn
牛马 niú mǎ	oxen and horses; beasts of burden; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]
牵牛 qiān niú	Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女\|牛郎织女; morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
水牛儿 shuǐ niú r	(dialect) snail
牛肝菌 niú gān jùn	porcino (Boletus edulis)
麝牛 shè niú	musk ox
天牛 tiān niú	Longhorn beetle

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