生肖

shēngxiào

noun #57,218

Measure Word

十二个生肖 gè

Meanings

1 Chinese zodiac animal
2 animal of one's birth year

Characters

resemble, similar

Examples

HSK 1

你的生肖是什么?

Nǐ de shēngxiào shì shénme?

What's your Chinese zodiac sign?

HSK 4

十二生肖每年轮一个。

Shí'èr shēngxiào měinián lún yíge.

The twelve zodiac animals rotate one per year.

HSK 5

我属龙,他的生肖是虎。

Wǒ shǔ lóng, tā de shēngxiào shì hǔ.

I'm a dragon, his zodiac is the tiger.

Tips

culture

The twelve animals: 鼠 (rat), 牛 (ox), 虎 (tiger), 兔 (rabbit), 龙 (dragon), 蛇 (snake), 马 (horse), 羊 (goat), 猴 (monkey), 鸡 (rooster), 狗 (dog), 猪 (pig). Aligned with the twelve Earthly Branches 地支.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

肖 xiào