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牛奶

niúnǎi

milk (cow's)

milk (cow's)
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Characters in this word

牛 niú

Strokes
4
Radical
牛 — ox, cow, bull
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 牛

奶 nǎi

Strokes
5
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 乃 then
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我每天喝牛奶。 Wǒ měitiān hē niúnǎi. I drink milk every day.
  • 我想买牛奶。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi niúnǎi. I want to buy milk.
  • 我想喝牛奶。 Wǒ xiǎng hē niúnǎi. I want to drink some milk.
  • 早上喝牛奶好吗? Zǎoshang hē niúnǎi hǎo ma? Shall we have milk in the morning?
  • 弟弟不喝牛奶。 Dìdi bù hē niúnǎi. My younger brother doesn't drink milk.
  • 请给老师一杯牛奶。 Qǐng gěi lǎoshī yì bēi niúnǎi. Please give the teacher a glass of milk.
  • 这杯牛奶很热。 Zhè bēi niúnǎi hěn rè. This milk is very hot.
  • 你要牛奶还是水? Nǐ yào niúnǎi háishi shuǐ? Would you like milk or water?
  • 桌子上没有牛奶。 Zhuōzi shàng méiyǒu niúnǎi. There's no milk on the table.
  • 妈妈买了三杯牛奶。 Māma mǎi le sān bēi niúnǎi. Mom bought three glasses of milk.

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