Chinese Traditional: 生肖
Chinese Simplified: 生肖
Pinyin: sheng1 xiao4
Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
English Meaning: Chinese zodiac sign (Chinese astrology), Chinese animal sign
German Meaning: Tierkreiszeichen
Classifier: (ge5)

Example Sentences:

你的星座和生肖是什麼?
你的星座和生肖是什么?
ni3 de5 xing1 zuo4 he2 sheng1 xiao4 shi4 shen2 me5?
What are your star and animal signs?
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中國十二生肖的順序是:鼠牛虎兔龍蛇馬羊猴雞狗豬。
中国十二生肖的顺序是:鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪。
zhong1 guo2 shi2 er4 sheng1 xiao4 de5 shun4 xu4 shi4:shu3 niu2 hu3 tu4 long2 she2 ma3 yang2 hou2 ji1 gou3 zhu1.
The order of Chinese zodiac twelve animals is: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Cock, Dog and Pig.
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Related Words:

 

shēng

1. to be born 2. to give birth 3. raw, uncooked 4. to get (angry) 5. to be alive 6. to grow, to produce 7. student, pupil 8. life, living, livelihood 9. personnel of certain professions 10. strange, unfamiliar

Here: to be born

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xiào

1. similar 2. to resemble, to be like

Here: to resemble, to be like

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