niú

common
proverb

Meaning of 牛马

牛马 means a beast of burden; a person forced into hard labor for a living. Pronounced niú mǎ.

  • a beast of burden; a person forced into hard labor for a living

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jiù
shè
huì
 
hěn
duō
nóng
mín
guò
zhe
niú
de
shēng
huó
 

In the old society, many peasants lived a life worse than that of a beast of burden.

wèi
le
yǎng
jiā
kǒu
 
xiàng
niú
yàng
xīn
gōng
zuò
 

To support his family, he works as hard as an ox.

Zhè
fèn
gōng
zuò
jiǎn
zhí
shì
rén
dàng
niú
shǐ使
huàn
 

This job basically treats people like beasts of burden.

Bié
zài
dāng
běn
jiā
de
niú
le
 
yào
wèi
ér
huó
 

Stop being a beast of burden for capitalists; live for yourself.