羊
Yáng
Pinyin

Definition

羊
 - 
yáng
  1. sheep
  2. goat
  3. CL:頭|头[tóu],隻|只[zhī]
羊
 - 
Yáng
  1. surname Yang

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羊
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
山羊
shān yáng
  1. 1 goat
  2. 2 (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
放羊
fàng yáng
  1. 1 to tend a flock of sheep
  2. 2 to let sheep out to pasture
  3. 3 fig. to throw off the reins
  4. 4 to leave sb alone
  5. 5 acting freely and irresponsibly
涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu
  1. 1 Mongolian hot pot
  2. 2 instant-boiled mutton (dish)
绵羊
mián yáng
  1. 1 sheep
羊城
Yáng chéng
  1. 1 Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu]
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
羊皮
yáng pí
  1. 1 sheepskin
羊羔
yáng gāo
  1. 1 lamb
羊肉
yáng ròu
  1. 1 mutton
  2. 2 goat meat
羊肉串
yáng ròu chuàn
  1. 1 lamb kebab
羔羊
gāo yáng
  1. 1 sheep
  2. 2 lamb
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
公羊
gōng yáng
  1. 1 ram (male sheep)
小羊
xiǎo yáng
  1. 1 lamb
山羊座
Shān yáng zuò
  1. 1 Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 Japanese variant of 魔羯座
山羊绒
shān yáng róng
  1. 1 cashmere
放羊娃
fàng yáng wá
  1. 1 shepherd
  2. 2 shepherd boy
替罪羊
tì zuì yáng
  1. 1 scapegoat

Idioms (13)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
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
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
  1. 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
  2. 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
  1. 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu
  1. 1 lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to tread dangerous ground
羊毛出在羊身上
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
羊肠小道
yáng cháng xiǎo dào
  1. 1 road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
  2. 2 fig. complicated and tricky job
羊触藩篱
yáng chù fān lí
  1. 1 lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
  2. 2 without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3 trapped
  4. 4 in an impossible situation
羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
  3. 3 braggart
羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān
  1. 1 lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
  2. 2 without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3 trapped
  4. 4 in an impossible situation
顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
  2. 2 to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

Sample Sentences

在家电领域，咱们公司确实称得上行业的领头羊了。
zài jiādiàn lǐngyù ，zánmen gōngsī quèshí chēngdeshàng hángyè de lǐngtóuyáng le 。
In the field of home appliances, our company is indeed the industry leader.
Go to Lesson 
我觉得难度系数最高的难叫左右为难。也就是说，当妈当的很为难，不知道该当虎妈还是羊妈，佛系妈。
wǒ juéde nándù xìshù zuìgāo de nán jiào zuǒyòuwéinán 。yějiùshìshuō ，dāng mā dāng de hěn wéinán ，bù zhīdào gāidāng hǔ mā háishi yáng mā ，fóxì mā 。
What scores highest in the scale of difficulties is "between a rock and a hard place". In this example, the mother is between a rock and a hard place, wondering whether to be a "tiger mom", or a "lamb mom" "Zen mom."
Go to Lesson 
直白型的会赤裸裸地用社会地位和阶层感来诱惑，就如同英国男装业的领头羊波尔顿服装公司宣称，他们家西装带给所有男人一种尊严
zhíbái xíng de huì chìluǒluǒ de yòng shèhuì dìwèi hé jiēcéng gǎn lái yòuhuò ，jiù rútóng Yīngguó nánzhuāng yè de lǐngtóuyáng bōěrdùn fúzhuāng gōngsī xuānchēng ，tāmen jiā xīzhuāng dàigěi suǒyǒu nánrén yīzhǒng zūnyán
The straightforward type sedulously tempts by using social status and a sense of class, just as the British men's wear industry leader, Bolton Fashion Co. Ltd., claims that their men’s fashion line brings all men a measure of dignity.
Go to Lesson 
原来人性含有两面：其一是男性的，其一是女性的；其一如苍鹰，如飞瀑，如怒马；其一如夜莺，如静池，如驯羊。
yuánlái rénxìng hányǒu liǎngmiàn ：qíyī shì nánxìng de ，qíyī shì nǚxìng de ；qíyī rú cāngyīng ，rú fēipù ，rú nùmǎ ；qíyī rú yèyīng ，rú jìngchí ，rú xúnyáng 。
So it turns out that humanity has two sides: the first is masculine, the other is feminine; the first is like a goshawk, like a gushing waterfall, like a bucking bronco; the other is like a nightingale, like a placid lake, like a tame goat.
Go to Lesson 
等你回来，我一定请你吃蒸羊羔，蒸鹿尾，烧花鸭，烧雏鸡，烧子鹅，卤煮咸鸭……
děng nǐ huílai ，wǒ yīdìng qǐng nǐ chī zhēngyánggāo ，zhēnglùwěi ，shāohuāyā ，shāochújī ，shāozǐé ，lúzhǔxiányā ……
When you return I’ll treat you to steamed lamb, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised salted duck ...
Go to Lesson 
你这个当爸爸的，平时多带他出去亲近一下自然，别等以后真近视了才想着亡羊补牢！
nǐ zhège dāng bàba de ，píngshí duō dài tā chūqù qīnjìn yīxià zìrán ，bié děng yǐhòu zhēn jìnshì le cái xiǎng zhe wángyángbǔláo ！
As his father you should take him out more often to get close to nature, don't wait for nearsightedness to happen then take measures.
Go to Lesson 
一头羊
yī tóu yáng
A goat
Go to Lesson 
那边有两只羊
nàbian yǒu liǎng zhī yáng
There are two goats. (in the sense of animal)
Go to Lesson 
那边有两头羊
nàbian yǒu liǎng tóu yáng
There are two goats. (in the sense of food)
Go to Lesson 
披着狼皮的羊
pī zhe láng pí de yáng
A sheep in wolf's skin
Go to Lesson