属于

屬於

shǔyú

verb HSK 5 #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

HSK 1

这本书属于我。

Zhè běn shū shǔyú wǒ.

This book belongs to me.

HSK 4

他属于技术部门。

Tā shǔyú jìshù bùmén.

He belongs to the technical department.

HSK 5

这属于正常现象。

Zhè shǔyú zhèngcháng xiànxiàng.

This falls under normal phenomena.

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