野牦牛

野氂牛
yěmáoniú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wild yak (Bos mutus)

Examples

HSK 3
Yěmáoniú shì guójiā yījí bǎohù dòngwù.
The wild yak is a Class I nationally protected animal.
HSK 6
Yěmáoniú zhǔyào fēnbù zài Qīng zàng gāoyuán.
Wild yaks are mainly found on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

Tips

culture
Distinct from the domesticated 家牦牛 that Tibetan herders keep - wild yaks are much larger, darker, and far more aggressive, surviving at 4,000-6,000m in remote plateau areas like 可可西里 and 羌塘. An emblematic species of the Tibetan Plateau fauna.

Stroke Order

máo
niú