牛掰

niúbāi

adjective

Meanings

1 awesome
2 badass
3 impressive

Characters

cow, awesome (slang)

Examples

HSK 2

他英语说得真牛掰。

Tā Yīngyǔ shuō de zhēn niúbāi.

His English is honestly impressive.

HSK 4

这个操作太牛掰了！

Zhège cāozuò tài niúbāi le!

That move was seriously badass!

Tips

register

Euphemistic stand-in for the vulgar 牛屄 - same 'badass/awesome' meaning but safe to say in polite company. Close cousins: 牛 (on its own), 牛逼 (vulgar), 牛叉 (also euphemistic).

Stroke Order

牛 niú

掰 bāi