niú

technical
noun

Meaning of 土牛

土牛 means earth mound piled on dikes for emergency repairs (resembling oxen from afar). Pronounced tǔ niú.

  • earth mound piled on dikes for emergency repairs (resembling oxen from afar)

Definitions & Examples

shàng
měi
duàn
jiù
duī
zhe
zuò
niú
 

Every so often along the dike there is an earth mound piled up.

Zhè
xiē
niú
shì
wèi
le
fáng
zhǐ
xùn
jué
kǒu
ér
zhǔn
bèi
de
 

These earth mounds are prepared to prevent dike breaches during the flood season.

dài
zhì
gōng
chéng
cháng
zài
fáng
shàng
bèi
niú
fáng
wàn
 

Ancient river management projects often kept earth mounds on levees just in case.

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ duī