牛 (niú) means Cow (bull - beef). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我要一份 牛 肉面。
Wǒ yào yí fèn niúròu miàn.
I would like a portion of beef noodles.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 份
牛 奶要放在冰箱里。
Niúnǎi yào fàng zài bīngxiāng lǐ.
Milk should be kept in the fridge.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 放
请给我三百克 牛 肉。
Qǐng gěi wǒ sānbǎi kè niúròu.
Please give me three hundred grams of beef.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 克
这条 牛 仔裤有点紧。
Zhè tiáo niúzǎikù yǒudiǎn jǐn.
These jeans are a little tight.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 牛仔裤
孩子每天早上喝 牛 奶。
Háizi měi tiān zǎoshang hē niúnǎi.
The child drinks milk every morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 牛奶
我早上吃面包喝 牛 奶。
Wǒ zǎoshang chī miànbāo hē niúnǎi.
In the morning I have bread and milk.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 面包
这瓶 牛 奶已经过期了。
Zhè píng niúnǎi yǐjīng guòqī le.
This bottle of milk is past its date.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 过期
牛 奶里含有丰富的钙。
Niúnǎi lǐ hányǒu fēngfù de gài.
Milk contains plenty of calcium.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 钙
他今天穿了一条 牛 仔裤。
Tā jīntiān chuān le yì tiáo niúzǎikù.
He is wearing jeans today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 牛仔裤
冰箱坏了， 牛 奶不能放了。
Bīngxiāng huài le, niúnǎi bù néng fàng le.
The fridge is broken, so we can't keep milk in it.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 坏
土豆和 牛 肉一起炖很好吃。
Tǔdòu hé niúròu yìqǐ dùn hěn hǎochī.
Potatoes stewed with beef are delicious.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 土豆
老人牵着一头 牛 慢慢走过。
Lǎorén qiānzhe yì tóu niú mànmàn zǒu guò.
The old man walked slowly past leading an ox.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牵
他就爱吹 牛 ，说的话别全信。
Tā jiù ài chuī niú, shuō de huà bié quán xìn.
He loves to boast; don't believe everything he says.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吹牛
天气太热， 牛 奶很快就变质了。
Tiānqì tài rè, niúnǎi hěn kuài jiù biàn zhì le.
The weather was so hot that the milk went off quickly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 变质
这可不是吹 牛 ，我真的做到了。
Zhè kě bú shì chuī niú, wǒ zhēn de zuòdào le.
This is no boast — I really did it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吹牛
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From the graded readers
鸡蛋、 牛 奶、面包、水果和茶。
jīdàn, niúnǎi, miànbāo, shuǐguǒ hé chá.
Eggs, milk, bread, fruit and tea.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
牛 奶在最里边，水果在门旁边。
niúnǎi zài zuì lǐ biān, shuǐguǒ zài mén pángbiān.
The milk was at the very back and the fruit was by the door.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
From the travel phrasebook
Words that contain 牛
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 牛
How is 牛 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 牛 (niú, "Cow (bull - beef)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 牛 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 牛 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 牛?
The dictionary page for 牛 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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