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牛郎

niúláng
noun #25,215

Measure Word

一个牛郎 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 cowherd
  2. 2 the Cowherd (figure in Chinese folk tale)
  3. 3 male escort

Examples

HSK 6
牛郎和织女的故事是中国最著名的民间传说之一。
Niúláng hé Zhīnǚ de gùshi shì Zhōngguó zuì zhùmíng de mínjiān chuánshuō zhīyī.
The story of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid is one of China's most famous folk tales.
HSK 7-9
每年七夕，据说牛郎织女在鹊桥相会。
Měinián Qīxī, jùshuō Niúláng Zhīnǚ zài Quèqiáo xiānghuì.
Every year on Qixi, the Cowherd and Weaving Maid are said to meet on the Magpie Bridge.

Tips

culture
牛郎 (the Cowherd) and 织女 (the Weaving Maid) are the Chinese equivalents of the stars Altair and Vega. Their love story is celebrated on 七夕 (Qīxī), the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, often called Chinese Valentine's Day.

In Pop Culture

牛郎织女 Niúláng Zhīnǚ
Classic Chinese folk tale of the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid, and the source of the Qixi Festival.

Stroke Order

牛 niú
郎 láng