animal of the Chinese zodiac (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
生肖 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
生效 shēng xiào - come into force; take effect (adj.) | HSK 6
Examples
十二生肖是中国传统的动物象征。 shí èr shēngxiào shì zhōngguó chuántǒng de dòngwù xiàngzhēng. - The twelve zodiac signs are traditional animal symbols in China.
你知道你的生肖是什么吗？ nǐ zhīdào nǐ de shēngxiào shì shénme ma? - Do you know what your Chinese zodiac sign is?
根据生肖，今年是鼠年。 gēnjù shēngxiào, jīnnián shì shǔ nián. - According to the Chinese zodiac, this year is the Year of the Rat.
每一个生肖都代表着不同的特征和运势。 měi yī gè shēngxiào dōu dàibiǎozhe bùtóng de tèzhēng hé yùnshì. - Each zodiac sign represents different characteristics and fortunes.
生肖中的每个动物都有其独特的象征意义。 shēngxiào zhōng de měi gè dòngwù dōu yǒu qí dútè de xiàngzhēng yìyì. - Each animal in the zodiac has its own unique symbolic meaning.
Characters
生 shēng - new, unfamiliar, strange |
肖 xiào - be like, resemble |