牛肉 (niú ròu) — beef | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

beef

Examples

牛肉，。
Mā ma jīn tiān zuò le niú ròu tāng, wèi dào tè bié hǎo.
Mom made beef soup today; it tastes especially good.
牛肉，。
Zhè jiā cān tīng de niú ròu fēi cháng xīn xiān, lái zì běn dì nóng chǎng.
The beef at this restaurant is very fresh, coming from a local farm.
牛肉，。
Tā mǎi le yí kuài niú ròu, zhǔn bèi kǎo lái chī.
He bought a piece of beef and plans to roast it.

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.

牛 cow + 肉 meat gives meat from a cow.

Characters in this word

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.

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

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

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