小牛 (xiǎo niú): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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小牛
小牛
(xiǎo niú): Calf (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 小牛.
Words with
小
小姐
xiǎo jiě
Miss; young lady
小学
xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生
xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
child
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
小孩儿
xiǎo hái r
child; kid
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
Words with
牛
牛奶
niú nǎi
milk
牛仔裤
niú zǎi kù
jeans
吹牛
chuī niú
boast; brag
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
Playing the lute to a cow
公牛
gōng niú
bull
奶牛
nǎi niú
milk cow
斗牛
dòu niú
bullfighting
水牛
shuǐ niú
water buffalo
4.
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
Xiǎo
小
niú
牛
gēn
跟
zài
在
mǔ
母
niú
牛
hòu
后
miàn
面
只
xiǎo
小
niú
牛
。
A new calf was born on the farm.
，
màn
慢
màn
慢
xué
学
huì
会
le
了
zǒu
走
lù
路
。
The calf followed behind the cow and slowly learned to walk.
