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公牛
gōng niú
Pinyin
Definition
公牛
-
gōng niú
bull
Character Decomposition
公
八
厶
牛
牛
Related Words
(20)
公主
gōng zhǔ
1
princess
公交
gōng jiāo
1
public transportation
2
mass transit
3
abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
1
public transport vehicle
2
town bus
3
CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公司
gōng sī
1
(business) company
2
company
3
firm
4
corporation
5
incorporated
6
CL:家[jiā]
公园
gōng yuán
1
park (for public recreation)
2
CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公寓
gōng yù
1
apartment building
2
block of flats
3
CL:套[tào]
公民
gōng mín
1
citizen
公路
gōng lù
1
highway
2
road
3
CL:條|条[tiáo]
公里
gōng lǐ
1
kilometer
牛
Niú
1
surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
1
cow's milk
2
CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
老公
lǎo gōng
1
(coll.) husband
办公室
bàn gōng shì
1
office
2
business premises
3
bureau
4
CL:間|间[jiān]
金牛
Jīn niú
1
Taurus (star sign)
2
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
1
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
不公
bù gōng
1
unjust
2
unfair
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
1
hero (of a novel or film)
2
main protagonist
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
公
gōng
1
public
2
collectively owned
3
common
4
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
5
make public
6
fair
7
just
8
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
9
honorable (gentlemen)
10
father-in-law
11
male (animal)
公事
gōng shì
1
work-related matters
2
documents
Idioms
(20)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
1
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2
fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
1
tremendous strength (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
1
to announce to the world (idiom)
2
to make public
3
to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
1
to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
2
to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
1
to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2
selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
1
to announce to the world (idiom)
2
to make public
3
to let everyone know
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
1
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2
fig. the young are fearless
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
1
to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2
worthless object
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
1
as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
2
great amount of
3
countless
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
Sample Sentences
真的假的?我只知道芝加哥公牛队,还真不知道那儿风大。
zhēn de jiǎ de ?wǒ zhǐ zhīdào Zhījiāgē Gōngniú duì ,hái zhēn bù zhīdào nàr5 fēng dà 。
Are you for real? I only know of the Chicago Bulls, not anything about it being windy.
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公牛队
Gōngniú duì
The Bulls.
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公牛。
Gōngniú 。
The Bulls.
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