乳牛 (rǔ niú) — dairy cow | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dairy cow

Measure word · 头

Examples

乳牛。
Zhè tóu rǔ niú měi tiān chǎn hěn duō niú nǎi.
This dairy cow produces a lot of milk every day.
乳牛。
Nóng chǎng lǐ yǎng le wǔ shí tóu rǔ niú.
The farm raises fifty dairy cows.
乳牛。
rǔ niú De nǎi kě yǐ yòng lái zuò suān nǎi.
Dairy cow milk can be used to make yogurt.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

乳 and 牛 combine: a cow associated with milk.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

乳 originally drew a kneeling woman holding and breastfeeding a child, matching its meanings of breast and milk.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

牛 is drawn as a bull's head, with two horns and two ears.

Appears in

Animals & Mammals

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