niú

cow; ox; bull

HSK 2 #1018

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 1018th character
Radical ⽜ (93.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 120

Definitions

牛 niú
  1. 1. cow
  2. 2. ox
  3. 3. bull
  4. 4. (slang) awesome
  5. 5. surname Niu
  6. 6. newton (abbr. for niú dùn)
  7. 7. CL tiáo,tóu

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Words containing 牛

Word Meaning
to strip of everything
class of underachievers; dunces' class (Tw)
margarine
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
Pyrenees mountains
Pyrenees mountains
yak (Bos grunniens)
to huff and puff; to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)
to huff and puff; to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)
extremely angry; infuriated
extremely angry; infuriated
(dialect) snail
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
sirloin steak
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
beef steak
variant of niú bī
true expert; (coll.) leading light; badass
jeans