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

牧场里养了几百头乳牛。

Mùchǎng lǐ yǎng le jǐbǎi tóu rǔniú.

The ranch keeps several hundred dairy cows.

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