属相

屬相

shǔxiàng

noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 Chinese zodiac animal sign
2 birth-year animal

Characters

appearance, sign

Examples

HSK 1

你的属相是什么？

Nǐ de shǔxiàng shì shénme?

What is your zodiac sign?

HSK 5

我属相是兔，她是龙。

Wǒ shǔxiàng shì tù, tā shì lóng.

My zodiac sign is rabbit, hers is dragon.

Tips

usage

属相 is the colloquial term; the formal word is 生肖 (shēngxiào). To ask directly use 你属什么？ (What animal are you?) - the verb 属 means "to belong to".

Stroke Order

属 shǔ

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