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牛奶 (niú nǎi): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 2

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牛奶 (niú nǎi): Milk (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

牛奶 consists of 2 characters.

ox, cow, cattle

breasts; milk; to nurse

Word Info

Pinyinniú nǎi

Meaningmilk

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Level 1

SyntaxNoun

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3.

How to Use 牛奶 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 牛奶 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith面包

niú牛

nǎi奶

miàn面

bāo包

neutral

milk and bread

Adjective + Nounwith新鲜

xīn新

xiān鲜

niú牛

nǎi奶

Measure Word + Nounwith杯

yī一

bēi杯

niú牛

nǎi奶

Verb + Objectwith喝

hē喝

niú牛

nǎi奶

neutral

drink milk

4.

Example Sentences with 牛奶

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

hē喝

yì一

bēi杯

neutral

fresh milk

neutral

a glass of milk

niú牛

nǎi奶

。

I drink a glass of milk every morning.

wǒ我

hē喝

niú牛

nǎi奶

。

I drink milk.

zhè这

píng瓶

niú牛

nǎi奶

hěn很

xīn新

xiān鲜

。

This bottle of milk is very fresh.

niú牛

nǎi奶

shì是

bái白

sè色

de的

。

Milk is white.

qǐng请

bǎ把

niú牛

nǎi奶

fàng放

zài在

bīng冰

xiāng箱

lǐ里

。

Please put the milk in the refrigerator.

mā妈

mā妈

měi每

tiān天

mǎi买

niú牛

nǎi奶

。

Mom buys milk every day.

nǐ你

xǐ喜

huan欢

hē喝

niú牛

nǎi奶

ma吗

？

Do you like to drink milk?

wǒ我

jīn今

tiān天

méi没

yǒu有

mǎi买

niú牛

nǎi奶

。

I didn't buy milk today.

niú牛

nǎi奶

duì对

jiàn健

kāng康

yǒu有

hǎo好

chù处

。

Milk is good for health.

niú牛

nǎi奶

hé和

miàn面

bāo包

shì是

zǎo早

cān餐

。

Milk and bread are breakfast.

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为什么wèi shén mewhy?
告诉gào suto tell
休息xiū xito rest
跳舞tiào wǔto dance
生日shēng rìbirthday
西瓜xī guāwatermelon
火车站huǒ chē zhànrailway station
上班shàng bānstart work
时间shí jiāntime
好吃hǎo chīdelicious
面条miàn tiáonoodles
开始kāi shǐto begin

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