九牛二虎 (jiǔ niú èr hǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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九牛二虎
九牛二虎
(jiǔ niú èr hǔ): Tremendous effort — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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2.
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Character Breakdown
九 • jiǔ • nine • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
jiǔ
九
nine
牛 • niú • ox, cow, cattle • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
niú
牛
ox, cow, cattle
二 • èr • two • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
èr
二
two
虎 • hǔ • tiger
hǔ
虎
tiger
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 九牛二虎.
九
牛
二
虎
Words with
九
九十
jiǔ shí
ninety
九月
jiǔ yuè
September
九泉
jiǔ quán
netherworld; the underworld (where the dead reside)
九点
jiǔ diǎn
nine o'clock
十九
shí jiǔ
nineteen
第九
dì jiǔ
ninth
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
A person's word carries great weight; a promise or statement is extremely influential and trustworthy.
举十知九
jǔ shí zhī jiǔ
To be extremely knowledgeable; to understand almost everything one encounters.
4.
Example Sentences with 九牛二虎
tā
他
huā
花
le
了
jiǔ
九
niú
牛
èr
二
hǔ
虎
zhī
之
lì
力
cái
才
bǎ
把
xiāng
箱
zǐ
子
bān
搬
shàng
上
lóu
楼
。
He used the strength of nine oxen and two tigers to carry the box upstairs.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
xū
需
yào
要
jiǔ
九
niú
牛
èr
tā
他
fèi
费
le
了
jiǔ
九
niú
牛
èr
二
hǔ
虎
zhī
之
wèi
为
le
了
tōng
通
guò
过
kǎo
考
shì
试
，
tā
他
fù
付
bān
搬
dòng
动
zhè
这
kuài
块
jù
巨
shí
石
xū
需
yào
要
jiǔ
二
hǔ
虎
zhī
之
lì
力
cái
才
néng
能
wán
完
chéng
成
。
This project requires the strength of nine oxen and two tigers to complete.
lì
力
cái
才
shuō
说
fú
服
tā
她
。
He expended the effort of nine oxen and two tigers to persuade her.
chū
出
le
了
jiǔ
九
niú
牛
èr
二
hǔ
虎
de
的
nǔ
努
lì
力
。
He put in the effort of nine oxen and two tigers to pass the exam.
九
niú
牛
èr
二
hǔ
虎
zhī
之
lì
力
。
Moving this huge rock requires the strength of nine oxen and two tigers.
