母牛

mǔniú

noun

Measure Word

一头母牛 tóu

Meanings

1 cow
2 female bovine

Characters

cow, ox, bovine

Examples

HSK 5

母牛和小牛一直待在一起。

Mǔniú hé xiǎoniú yìzhí dāi zài yìqǐ.

The cow and her calf stay together.

HSK 7-9

这头母牛每天能产三十斤奶。

Zhè tóu mǔniú měitiān néng chǎn sānshí jīn nǎi.

This cow produces thirty jin of milk a day.

Tips

usage

Neutral gender term: 母牛 = cow, 公牛 = bull, 小牛 = calf. For dairy-cow specifically, people more often say 奶牛 (nǎiniú).

Stroke Order

母 mǔ

牛 niú