Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 黄牛ticket monger

黄牛

 

Pinyin: huáng niú

Meaning: ticket monger, scalper

Sentence: Lining up at 2 a.m. He said that he was still unable to get the tickets he wanted because of scalpers.凌晨2点就开始排队，却依然没有买到回家的票，他说这是因为黄牛。

 

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黄： 

 

Pinyin: huáng
Meaning: yellow
Radical: 黄
Stokes: 11
Traditional:黃
Common words/Phrase:
黄埃  [huáng āi]      【yellowish dust】 

黄檗  [huáng bò]      【bark of cork tree】 

黄疸   [huáng dǎn]     【jaundice,icterus】

黄杜  [huáng dù]       【honey】

黄发  [huáng fà]        【old man;the old people】

 

牛： 

 

Pinyin: niú
Meaning: cattle
Radical:  牛
Stokes: 4
Traditional: 牛
Common words/Phrase:
牛鞭   [niú biān]        【pizzle】 

牛车   [niú chē]        【ox wagon】

牛顿   [niú dùn]        【Newton,Sir Isaac】

牛粪  [niú fèn]         【cow dung】

牛黄   [niú huáng]      【bezoar】