- 牛奶 niúnǎi milkcow's milk
- 金牛座 Jīnniúzuò TaurusTaurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- 牛仔 niúzǎi cowboy
- 牛肉 niúròu beef
- 牛排 niúpái steak
- 小牛 xiǎoniú calfa young cow, bull, or ox
- 牛市 niúshì bull market
- 牛仔裤 niúzǎikù jeans
- 奶牛 nǎiniú dairy cowa cow kept for its milk
- 牛皮 niúpí boastingboasting or big talk; bragging
- 斗牛 dòuniú bullfighting
- 吹牛 chuīniú bragto boast or talk big about one's achievements or abilities
- 公牛 gōngniú bull
- 黄牛 huángniú oxcattle; ox; yellow cattle (Bos taurus)
- 蜗牛 wōniú snaila gastropod mollusk, especially one with a coiled shell
- 牛津 Niújīn OxfordOxford (city in England)
- 水牛 shuǐniú water buffalo
- 耕牛 gēngniú plow oxan ox used for plowing land in agriculture
- 犀牛 xīniú rhinoceros
- 疯牛病 fēngniúbìng mad cow diseasemad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
- 野牛 yěniú bison
- 牛顿 niúdùn newtonnewton (SI unit of force)
- 肥牛 féiniú fatty beeffatty beef slices (esp. for hot pot)
- 母牛 mǔniú cowa female bovine animal
- 牛角 niújiǎo oxhorncow horn
- 红牛 Hóng Niú Red BullRed Bull (energy drink)
- 牛肉面 niúròumiàn beef noodlesbeef noodle soup
- 牛群 niúqún herd of cattlea group of cattle grazing or living together
- 牦牛 máoniú yakyak (Bos grunniens)
- 牛蛙 niúwā bullfrog
- 牛腩 niúnǎn brisketbeef from the cow's underside and belly area near the ribs, commonly used in Cantonese cuisine; sometimes erroneously translated as sirloin
- 牛皮癣 niúpíxuǎn psoriasis
- 牛油 niúyóu beef tallowbeef tallow or rendered fat from cattle
- 牛郎 Niúláng cowherdThe Cowherd character from the Chinese folk tale 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl' (Niulang Zhinü)
- 牛肉干 niúròugān beef jerkydried beef; beef jerky
- 牛鬼蛇神 niúguǐshéshén bad elementspolitically undesirable characters or reactionary elements, especially during the Cultural Revolution
- 牛马 niúmǎ beasts of burdenoxen and horses; animals used for labor and transport
- 牛黄 niúhuáng bezoar
- 钻牛角尖 zuānniújiǎojiān persist futilelyto stubbornly focus on an insoluble problem or get caught in a dead-end way of thinking
- 牛津大学 Niújīn Dàxué Oxford UniversityUniversity of Oxford
- 吹牛皮 chuīniúpí boastto talk big or brag; to exaggerate one's achievements or abilities
- 牵牛花 qiānniúhuā morning glorywhite-edged morning glory
- 海牛 hǎiniú manatee
- 牛气 niúqi arrogant(colloquial) haughty, overbearing, or having an inflated sense of self-importance
- 牛乳 niúrǔ cow's milk
- 奶牛场 nǎiniúchǎng dairy farm
- 牛扒 niúpá beef steak(dialect) beef steak
- 九牛二虎之力 jiǔniú'èrhǔzhīlì herculean efforttremendous strength or effort
- 牛鼻子 niúbízi cruxthe most important or decisive factor of a situation or problem; the key point
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH