水牛 (shuǐ niú): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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水牛
水牛
(shuǐ niú): Water buffalo (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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水 • shuǐ • water • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shuǐ
水
water
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 水牛.
Words with
水
水果
shuǐ guǒ
fruit
水平
shuǐ píng
level
汽水
qì shuǐ
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
矿泉水
kuàng quán shuǐ
mineral water
开水
kāi shuǐ
boiling water
水分
shuǐ fèn
moisture content
汗水
hàn shuǐ
sweat
泪水
lèi shuǐ
teardrop
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
小牛
xiǎo niú
calf; young cow
斗牛
dòu niú
bullfighting
4.
Example Sentences with 水牛
Shuǐ
水
niú
牛
zài
在
tián
田
lǐ
里
gàn
干
huó
活
。
The water buffalo is working in the field.
Nóng
农
mín
民
yòng
用
shuǐ
水
niú
牛
lái
来
gēng
耕
tián
田
。
Farmers use water buffaloes to plow the fields.
