牛油 (niú yóu) — butter; beef fat, tallow
Definition
In modern usage 牛油 almost always means 'butter' (the dairy product spread on bread or used in baking). The literal sense 'beef fat / tallow' exists but is rare in everyday speech.
noun
butterbeef fattallow
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 牛油。Wǒ zài miàn bāo shàng tú le yì diǎn niú yóu.I spread a little butter on the bread.
- 牛油。Zhè zhǒng dàn gāo xū yào jiā hěn duō niú yóu.This kind of cake needs a lot of butter.
- 牛油。Yòng niú yóu jiān jī dàn wèi dào tè bié xiāng.Frying eggs with butter makes them especially fragrant.
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