shǔxiang

属相

Word · NounTraditional屬相

Chinese zodiac sign; birth animal

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

Chinese zodiac sign; animal sign of the Chinese zodiac

informal

Colloquial spoken term for 生肖. Used to ask about or state one's birth year animal according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

Nǐ你
shǔ属
shén什
me么
 ?

What's your Chinese zodiac sign?

Wǒ我
de的
shǔ属
xiang相
shì是
hǔ虎
 。

My zodiac sign is the Tiger.

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Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
 ,
rén人
men们
cháng常
cháng常
gēn根
jù据
shǔ属
xiang相
lái来
tuī推
cè测
xìng性
gé格
 。

In China, people often guess personality traits based on zodiac signs.