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niū

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niū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niū | niu1
English translation
girl

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About niū

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

niū

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of niū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

女丑

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Chǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Chǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using niū

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dài zhāo xiǎo 弟弟 dìdi 过来 guò lái , gěi niū xià le guì .

She led her younger brother over and knelt down before Tigress.

niū 一把 jiāng chě 过去 guòqu , 好像 hǎoxiàng lǎo 嫂子 sǎozi 疼爱 téngài 小叔 xiǎo shū 那样 nà yàng .

Tigress pulled him over, rather like an affectionate elder sister - in - law .

niū zhǐ shèng le 大口 dà kǒu de 咽气 yàn qì , 已经 yǐjīng 会出 shēng .

She was at her last gasp , unable even to moan.

zài 办公室 bàngōngshì 泡妞 pào niū 乱搞 luàn gǎo shì 出了名 de

He has a reputation as the office Lothario.

Words with niū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
niū girl niū
妞妞 niū niu little girl妞妞 niū niu
泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls泡妞 pào niū

niū Decomposition & Compounds

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