肉牛

ròuniú

noun #45,998

Measure Word

一头肉牛 tóu

Meanings

1 beef cattle

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

肉牛长得快、肉多，奶牛主要用来产奶。

Ròuniú zhǎng de kuài, ròu duō, nǎiniú zhǔyào yònglái chǎn nǎi.

Beef cattle grow fast and carry a lot of meat, while dairy cows are kept mainly for milk.

HSK 7-9

这个农场养了两百头肉牛。

Zhège nóngchǎng yǎng le liǎngbǎi tóu ròuniú.

This farm keeps two hundred beef cattle.

Tips

usage

The counterpart is 奶牛, dairy cattle. Breed names often end in it: 利木赞肉牛 is the French Limousin.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu

牛 niú