牛逼

niúbī

adjective vulgar

Meanings

1 awesome
2 badass
3 fucking amazing

Characters

cow / awesome (slang)

(vulgar) vagina

Examples

HSK 4

这家餐厅味道牛逼。

Zhè jiā cāntīng wèidào niúbī.

This restaurant's food is damn good.

HSK 4

他一个月赚十万，真牛逼。

Tā yígè yuè zhuàn shíwàn, zhēn niúbī.

He makes 100k a month - that's impressive as hell.

HSK 5

他这操作太牛逼了！

Tā zhè cāozuò tài niúbī le!

That move of his was absolutely badass!

Tips

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Vulgar slang (逼 literally refers to the vagina). Extremely common online and between friends but avoid in formal/professional settings. Softer spellings 牛B / NB / 牛掰 / 牛 are used to dodge censors and sound less crude.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

逼 bī