生肖

shēng xiào

HSK 5 noun

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Meaning 释义

  1. one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
  2. animal from the Chinese zodiac

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In real sentences 真实例句

十二shí'èr生肖shēngxiào里lǐ没有méiyǒu猫māo的de原因yuányīn很hěn简单jiǎndān。

The reason there is no cat among the twelve zodiac animals is simple.

Tatoeba #737869

依据yījù中国Zhōngguó的de生肖shēngxiào，我wǒ出生chūshēng在zài蛇年shénián。

According to the Chinese zodiac, I was born in the Year of the Snake.

Tatoeba #5941724

很hěn多duō人rén都会dūhuì问wèn，生肖shēngxiào的de十二shí'èr种zhǒng动物dòngwù里lǐ为什么wèishénme没有méiyǒu猫māo呢ne？

Many people ask why there is no cat among the twelve zodiac animals.

Tatoeba #13119390

很hěn多duō人rén都会dūhuì问wèn，为什么wèishénme生肖shēngxiào的de十二shí'èr种zhǒng动物dòngwù里lǐ没有méiyǒu猫māo呢ne？

Many people ask why there is no cat among the twelve zodiac animals.

Tatoeba #737864

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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