秦川牛

qínchuānniú

noun

Measure Word

一头秦川牛 tóu

Meanings

1 Qinchuan cattle
2 native Chinese beef-and-draft breed from the Wei River plain of Shaanxi

Characters

Qin (state/dynasty); Shaanxi

Examples

秦川牛是中国的优良地方黄牛品种。

Qínchuānniú shì Zhōngguó de yōuliáng dìfāng huángniú pǐnzhǒng.

Qinchuan cattle are a superior indigenous yellow-cattle breed of China.

秦川牛耐粗饲，肉质红嫩。

Qínchuānniú nài cūsì, ròuzhì hóng nèn.

Qinchuan cattle tolerate coarse feed and have tender red meat.

Tips

culture

秦川 refers to the Guanzhong / Wei River plain in Shaanxi — the historical heartland of the Qin state. The breed is one of China's "five great yellow-cattle breeds" (五大良种黄牛).

Stroke Order

秦 Qín

川 chuān

牛 niú