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犀牛 (xī niú): Rhinoceros (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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犀牛 consists of 2 characters.

犀 • xī • rhinoceros

xī犀

rhinoceros

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

HSK 3.0 · L3

niú牛

ox, cow, cattle

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Pinyinxī niú

Meaningrhinoceros

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 犀牛

Xī犀

niú牛

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

dà大

xíng型

dòng动

wù物

。

The rhinoceros is a large animal.

Fēi非

zhōu洲

xī犀

niú牛

de的

shù数

liàng量

zhèng正

zài在

jiǎn

减

shǎo少

。

The number of African rhinos is decreasing.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 犀牛.

Words with 犀

犀利xī lìsharp

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 niúbull
奶牛nǎi niúmilk cow
小牛xiǎo niúcalf; young cow
斗牛dòu niúbullfighting