牛肉
niú ròu
Pinyin

Definition

牛肉
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niú ròu
  1. beef

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

牛
Niú
  1. 1 surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
  1. 1 cow's milk
  2. 2 CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
肉
ròu
  1. 1 meat
  2. 2 flesh
  3. 3 pulp (of a fruit)
  4. 4 (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. 5 (of a person) flabby
  6. 6 irresolute
  7. 7 Kangxi radical 130
金牛
Jīn niú
  1. 1 Taurus (star sign)
  2. 2 Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
  1. 1 Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
人肉
rén ròu
  1. 1 to crowdsource information about sb or sth (abbr. for 人肉搜索[rén ròu sōu suǒ])
  2. 2 human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌[rén ròu dùn pái], human shield)
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
  1. 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
公牛
gōng niú
  1. 1 bull
吹牛
chuī niú
  1. 1 to talk big
  2. 2 to shoot off one's mouth
  3. 3 to chat (dialect)
大肉
dà ròu
  1. 1 pork
奶牛
nǎi niú
  1. 1 milk cow
  2. 2 dairy cow
斗牛
Dǒu Niú
  1. 1 Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
果肉
guǒ ròu
  1. 1 pulp
涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu
  1. 1 Mongolian hot pot
  2. 2 instant-boiled mutton (dish)
烤肉
kǎo ròu
  1. 1 barbecue (lit. roast meat)
牛仔
niú zǎi
  1. 1 cowboy
牛仔裤
niú zǎi kù
  1. 1 jeans
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
牛刀小试
niú dāo xiǎo shì
  1. 1 see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiǎo shì niú dāo]
牛市
niú shì
  1. 1 bull market

Idioms (20)

九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
  1. 1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
  2. 2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ
  1. 1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
  2. 2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
  1. 1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
  2. 2 worthless object
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
  1. 1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. 3 to cast pearls before swine
  4. 4 caviar to the general
  5. 5 to preach to deaf ears
  6. 6 to talk over sb's head
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú
  1. 1 to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu
  1. 1 as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu
  1. 1 feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
  2. 2 deep friendship
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng
  1. 1 to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

Sample Sentences

老板，我要加点。加点一碗牛肉面。
lǎobǎn ，wǒ yào jiādiǎn 。jiādiǎn yīwǎn niúròumiàn 。
Boss, I would like to order something in addition. An additional bowl of beef noodles.
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老板，牛肉面可以加大吗？
lǎobǎn ，niúròumiàn kěyǐ jiādà ma ？
Boss, can I have a larger portion of the beef noodles?
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猪肉干、牛肉干、鱼干
zhūròugān 、niúròugān 、yúgān
dried pork, dried beef, dried fish
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红肉包括牛肉、羊肉和猪肉，它们的颜色偏深，原因是这些肉类的血红蛋白和肌红蛋白、铁含量比较高。
hóng ròu bāokuò niúròu 、yángròu hé zhūròu ，tāmen de yánsè piān shēn ，yuányīn shì zhèxiē ròulèi de xiěhóngdànbái hé jīhóngdànbái 、tiě hánliàng bǐjiào gāo 。
Red meats include beef, lamb and pork, they are darker in color, this is because these kinds of meats contain higher levels of hemoglobin, myoglobin and iron.
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昨天半夜我和朋友出去吃宵夜，我吃了一碗牛肉面，我们还点了一些小菜，喝了一些啤酒。
zuótiān bànyè wǒ hé péngyou chūqù chī xiāoyè ，wǒ chī le yī wǎn niúròumiàn ，wǒmen hái diǎn le yīxiē xiǎocài ，hē le yīxiē píjiǔ 。
Last night at midnight, I went out to eat a snack with friends, I ate a bowl of beef noodles. We also ordered some side dishes and drank some beer.
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水饺跟牛肉面都很好吃。
shuǐjiǎo gēn niúròumiàn dōu hěn hǎochī 。
Dumplings and beef noodles are both delicious.
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我中午吃了牛肉饭了，晚餐不想再吃饭。
wǒ zhōngwǔ chī le niúròu fàn le ，wǎncān bùxiǎng zài chīfàn 。
I had beef and rice for lunch, so I don’t want to have rice again for dinner.
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也就四大航还可以吧，而且国内航线的飞机餐都不好吃，不是鸡肉饭就是牛肉面，国际航线稍微好点，但是跟新航，泰航什么的也不能比。
yě jiù sì dà háng háikěyǐ ba ，érqiě guónèi hángxiàn de fēijīcān dōu bù hǎochī ，bùshì jīròufàn jiùshì niúròumiàn ，guójì hángxiàn shāowēi hǎo diǎnr ，dànshì gēn xīnháng ，tàiháng shénme de yě bùnéngbǐ 。
Only the four major airlines are OK and domestic airline meals are all pretty bad, if it is not chicken rice then its beef noodles, international routes are slightly better, but they can't compare with Singapore Air and Thai Airways.
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像麻辣锅、咖哩什么的。我午餐才吃了辣牛肉饭。
xiàng málàguō 、gāli shénme de 。wǒ wǔcān cái chī le là niúròu fàn 。
Like spicy hotpot, curry and the like. I ate spicy beef rice just for lunch.
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今天晚餐吃牛肉面好不好？
jīntiān wǎncān chī niúròumiàn hǎo bù hǎo ？
Can we eat beef noodles tonight?
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