In slang, 牛 (or 牛逼, vulgar) means "awesome / badass." 好牛! or 太牛了! is used to praise someone's skills or achievements.
culture
The ox is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. People born in the Year of the Ox are considered diligent and dependable.
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牛niú
cow; ox
A frontal-view drawing of an ox: the top and slanting strokes form the curved horns; the long vertical is the spine, the horizontal the shoulders. 牛 is itself a Kangxi radical (#93) heading the cattle family — 物 (thing), 特 (special), 牧 (herd).
