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小牛 (xiǎo niú): Calf (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

小牛 consists of 2 characters.

小 • xiǎo • small • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xiǎo小

small

牛 • niú • ox, cow, cattle • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

niú牛

ox, cow, cattle

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Pinyinxiǎo niú

Meaningcalf; young cow

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 小牛

Xiǎo小

niú牛

zài在

cǎo草

dì地

shàng上

chī吃

cǎo草

。

The calf is eating grass on the meadow.

Nóng农

chǎng场

lǐ里

xīn新

chū出

shēng生

le了

yī一

zhī只

xiǎo

Xiǎo小

niú牛

gēn跟

zài在

mǔ母

niú牛

hòu后

miàn面

，

màn

小

niú牛

。

A new calf was born on the farm.

慢

màn慢

xué学

huì会

le了

zǒu走

lù路

。

The calf followed behind the cow and slowly learned to walk.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 小牛.

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěMiss; young lady
小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
小时xiǎo shíhour
小孩儿xiǎo hái rchild; kid
小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood

Words with 牛

牛奶niú nǎimilk
牛仔裤niú zǎi kùjeans
吹牛chuī niúboast; brag
对牛弹琴duì niú tán qínPlaying the lute to a cow
公牛

gōng niú

bull

奶牛nǎi niúmilk cow

斗牛dòu niúbullfighting

水牛shuǐ niúwater buffalo