shuǐniú

水牛

Word · Noun

water buffalo; Asian buffalo

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

water buffalo; Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Refers specifically to the domesticated water buffalo used for plowing paddy fields, distinguished from the African buffalo or bison.

Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
shuǐ水
niú牛
gēng耕
dì地
 。

Farmers use water buffaloes to plow the fields.

Shuǐ水
niú牛
zài在
chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
pào泡
zào澡
jiàng降
wēn温
 。

The water buffalo is soaking in the pond to cool down.

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Zhè这
tóu头
shuǐ水
niú牛
de的
jiǎo角
xiàng像
xīn新
yuè月
yī一
yàng样
wān弯
qū曲
 。

This water buffalo's horns curve like a new moon.