yak in Chinese
yak in Chinese is 牦牛 — yak means a large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.
yak in Chinese
牦牛
Pronounced: máo niú
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
What does "yak" mean?
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noun A large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.
"Yaks are well suited to the thin air and cold of the high Himalayas."
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verb To chat casually and at length; to chatter.
"They yakked on the phone for hours about nothing in particular."
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yak in a sentence
- Yaks are well suited to the thin air and cold of the high Himalayas.
- They yakked on the phone for hours about nothing in particular.
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What is "yak" in Chinese?
"yak" in Chinese is 牦牛. yak means: A large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.
How do you pronounce 牦牛?
"yak" in Chinese is 牦牛, pronounced "máo niú".
How do you use "yak" in a sentence?
Example: "Yaks are well suited to the thin air and cold of the high Himalayas." In Chinese, "yak" is 牦牛.
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