牛 (niú): Ox — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 牛

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 牛

3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 牛

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4.

How to Use 牛

Cow-related products

牛 + noun

In words about things that come from cows, 牛 (niú) refers to the animal as a source.

HSK 2

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 牛

HSK 6

chuī吹

niú

6.

Example Sentences

Nóng农

mín民

yòng用

shuǐ水

niú牛

lái来

gēng

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niú牛

nǎi奶

milk

HSK 5

niú牛

zǎi仔

kù裤

jeans

牛

boast; brag

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

duì对

niú牛

tán弹

qín琴

Playing the lute to a cow

耕

tián田

。

Farmers use water buffaloes to plow the fields.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

hē喝

yì一

bēi杯

niú牛

nǎi奶

。

I drink a glass of milk every morning.

Niú牛

jīn津

shì是

yī一

zuò座

lì历

shǐ史

yōu悠

jiǔ久

de的

chéng城

shì市

。

Oxford is a city with a long history.

niú牛

ròu肉

miàn面

shì是

wǒ我

zuì最

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

shí食

wù物

。

Beef noodles are my favorite food.

tián田

li里

yǒu有

yì一

tóu头

niú牛

zài在

chī吃

cǎo草

。

There is an ox eating grass in the field.

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