属于

屬於

shǔyú

verb HSK 3 #1,061

Meanings

1 to belong to; to be part of
2 to fall under; to be classified as

Characters

to belong to; category

to; at; in (literary preposition)

属 (belong) + 于 (to) = to belong to

Examples

这本书属于我。

Zhè běn shū shǔyú wǒ.

This book belongs to me.

这属于正常现象。

Zhè shǔyú zhèngcháng xiànxiàng.

This falls under normal phenomena.

他属于技术部门。

Tā shǔyú jìshù bùmén.

He belongs to the technical department.

Tips

grammar

属于 cannot take 了, 着, or 过 — it expresses a state, not an action. You can't say 属于了.

Stroke Order

属 shǔ

于 yú