生肖 (shēng xiào) — one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals (associated with the year of birth)
Definition
生肖 is the standard/educated term for the 12 Chinese zodiac animals tied to birth year. 属相 is a colloquial everyday synonym for the same idea.
noun
one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals (associated with the year of birth)
Examples
- 生肖？Nǐ de shēng xiào shì shén me?What is your Chinese zodiac animal?
- 生肖。Wǒ de shēng xiào shì gǒu.My zodiac animal is the Dog.
- ，，生肖。Jīn nián shì lóng nián, míng nián shì shé nián, měi gè shēng xiào shí èr nián chū xiàn yí cì.This year is the Year of the Dragon, next year is the Year of the Snake — each zodiac animal appears once every twelve years.
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