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水牛 (shuǐ niú): Water buffalo (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

水牛 consists of 2 characters.

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

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Pinyinshuǐ niú

Meaningwater buffalo

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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More common words that include characters from 水牛.

Words with 水

水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水平shuǐ pínglevel
汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water
开水kāi shuǐboiling water
水分shuǐ fènmoisture content
汗水hàn shuǐsweat
泪水lèi shuǐteardrop

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

小牛xiǎo niúcalf; young cow

斗牛dòu niúbullfighting

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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.