niú

HSK 5

牛 (niú) is a Chinese word meaning “ox; cow; bull”.

Meanings

  1. 1ox
  2. 2cow
  3. 3bull
  4. 4CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
  5. 5newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
  6. 6(slang) awesome
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

牛surname Niu牛奶cow's milk牛仔cowboy牛肉beef牛排steak牛仔裤jeans斗牛bullfighting斗牛Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)吹牛to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth公牛bull奶牛milk cow牛津Oxford (city in England)

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