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属猴

屬猴
shǔhóu
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be born in the Year of the Monkey
  2. 2 (zodiac) Monkey

Examples

我属猴，今年本命年。
Wǒ shǔ hóu, jīnnián běnmìngnián.
I'm a Monkey; this year is my zodiac year.
她儿子属猴，很机灵。
Tā érzi shǔ hóu, hěn jīling.
Her son is born in the Monkey year — very clever.

Tips

culture
Monkey years in the 12-year cycle: 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028. People 属猴 are stereotyped as clever, restless, and a bit mischievous.
grammar
属 here means belong to / be assigned the sign of. The pattern is 属 + animal — 属龙, 属马, 属鸡 — never with 是.

Stroke Order

属 shǔ
猴 hóu