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牛奶
Traditional Chinese
牛奶
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
niú nǎi
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ngau4 naai5
Short definition cow's milk
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions cow's milkCdict iconAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: milk
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: cow's milk
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: milk; creamery
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: milk'
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瓶子(píng zi) bottle
(lǐ) village
只剩下(zhǐshèngxià)
一丁点(yī dīng diǎn) a wee bit
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk

There was only a little milk left in the bottle.

牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk
(lúnlùn) view
品脱(pǐn tuō) pint (approx. 0.47 liter)
(mài) to sell

Milk is sold by the pint.

(yào) may
来点(láidiǎn)
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk
(ma) (question tag)

Do you want some milk?

我不( bù)
可以喝
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk

I can't drink milk.

我不能(wǒbùnéng)
(hēhē hè) to drink
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk

I can't drink milk.

我把(wǒbǎ)
这个(zhè gè) this one
杯子(bēi zi) cup
(dào) however
满了(mǎnle)
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk

I filled this glass with milk.

梅拉(méilā)
(níní nī) girl
(zài) (located) at
(hēhē hè) to drink
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk

Melanie is drinking milk.

牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk
(suān) sour
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

The milk is sour.

我在(wǒzài)
(hēhē hè) to drink
牛奶(niú nǎi) cow's milk

I'm drinking milk.

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