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野牛

Word · Noun

gaur; wild cattle; Indian bison

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

gaur; wild cattle (Bos gaurus); large wild bovine

Refers specifically to the gaur (Indian bison), a nationally protected species in China. Distinct from the American bison (美洲野牛).

Yě野
niú牛
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
guó国
jiā家
yī一
jí级
bǎo保
hù护
dòng动
wù物
 。

The gaur is a national first-class protected animal in China.

Wǒ我
men们
zài在
Yún云
nán南
de的
yuán原
shǐ始
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
kàn看
dào到
le了
yī一
qún群
yě野
niú牛
 。

We saw a herd of wild cattle in the primeval forest of Yunnan.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yě野
niú牛
de的
lì力
qi气
fēi非
cháng常
dà大
 ,
lián连
lǎo老
hǔ虎
dōu都
bù不
gǎn敢
qīng轻
yì易
zhāo招
rě惹
 。

This type of wild cattle has tremendous strength; even tigers don't dare to provoke it easily.