牛 niú

cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93

HSK 2 #1018

DEFINITIONS

  • cow, ox, bull
  • KangXi radical93
  • surname Niu
  • ox
  • cow
  • bull
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
  • newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
  • (slang) awesome

STROKES

WORDS

牛年 niú nián Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
牛痘 niú dòu cowpox
牛皮菜 niú pí cài chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet
牛肉面 niú ròu miàn beef noodle soup
牛鬼蛇神 niú guǐ shé shén evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements
牛黄 niú huáng bezoar
牵牛星 qiān niú xīng Altair (star); Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
风马牛不相及 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom); irrelevant
一对一斗牛 yī duì yī dòu niú one-on-one basketball game
一對一鬥牛 yī duì yī dòu niú one-on-one basketball game
丁骨牛排 dīng gǔ niú pái T-bone steak
三对三斗牛 sān duì sān dòu niú three-on-three basketball game
三對三鬥牛 sān duì sān dòu niú three-on-three basketball game
不加牛奶 bù jiā niú nǎi without milk; black (of tea, coffee etc)
丑牛 chǒu niú Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom); fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì tremendous strength (idiom)
人造牛油 rén zào niú yóu margarine
伏牛山 fú niú shān Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi
做牛做马 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
初生牛犊不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
初生牛犢不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom); fig. the young are fearless
割鸡焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom); fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter; also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
割雞焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom); fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter; also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
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