乳牛

rǔniú

noun #33,655

Measure Word

一头乳牛 tóu

Meanings

1 dairy cow; milk cow

Characters

milk; breast; suckle

cow; ox; cattle

Examples

HSK 7-9

牧场里养了几百头乳牛。

Mùchǎng lǐ yǎng le jǐbǎi tóu rǔniú.

The ranch keeps several hundred dairy cows.

HSK 7-9

这种乳牛产奶量很高。

Zhèzhǒng rǔniú chǎn nǎi liàng hěn gāo.

This breed of dairy cow yields a lot of milk.

Tips

usage

乳牛 (lit. "milk cow") is roughly synonymous with 奶牛 (nǎiniú) - both mean "dairy cow". 乳牛 is slightly more formal/written; 奶牛 is everyday speech. The most famous breed in China is 黑白花乳牛, the Holstein-Friesian.

Stroke Order

乳 rǔ

牛 niú