生肖 (shēng xiào): Animal of the Chinese zodiac (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

shēng生

to give birth, to produce, to grow

xiào肖

resemble, be like

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How to Use 生肖 in Sentences

Possessive + Nounwith我

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

xiào肖

neutral

my zodiac sign

Noun + Noun

shēng生

xiào肖

wén文

huà化

neutral

Noun + Verbwith配对

shēng生

xiào肖

pèi配

duì对

Numeral + Nounwith十二

shí十

èr二

shēng生

xiào肖

5.

Example Sentences with 生肖

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

xiào肖

shì是

lóng龙

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middle-school student

大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student

小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student

生日shēng rìbirthday

生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell

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How to Use 生肖 in Sentences

Possessive + Nounwith我

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

xiào肖

neutral

my zodiac sign

Noun + Noun

shēng生

xiào肖

wén文

huà化

neutral

Noun + Verbwith配对

shēng生

xiào肖

pèi配

duì对

Numeral + Nounwith十二

shí十

èr二

shēng生

xiào肖

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Example Sentences with 生肖

wǒ我

de的

shēng生

xiào肖

shì是

lóng龙

zodiac culture

shēng生

xiào肖

shǔ属

xiàng相

neutral

zodiac sign

neutral

zodiac compatibility

neutral

the twelve zodiac animals

。

My Chinese zodiac is the dragon.

zài在

xuǎn选

zé择

jié结

hūn婚

rì日

qī期

shí时

，

tā他

men们

tè特

yì意

kǎo考

lǜ虑

le了

shuāng双

fāng方

de的

shēng生

xiào肖

shì是

fǒu否

xiāng相

hé合

。

When choosing the wedding date, they specifically considered whether their Chinese zodiac signs were compatible.

nǐ你

xiāng相

xìn信

shēng生

xiào肖

huì会

yǐng影

xiǎng响

yí一

gè个

rén人

de的

zhí职

yè业

xuǎn选

zé择

ma吗

？

Do you believe that the Chinese zodiac sign can influence a person's career choice?

zài在

zhōng中

guó国

wén文

huà化

zhōng中

，

shēng生

xiào肖

yǒu有

shí十

èr二

zhǒng种

dòng动

wù物

。

In Chinese culture, there are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac.

rén人

men们

cháng常

gēn根

jù据

shēng生

xiào肖

lái来

yù预

cè测

xìng性

gé格

hé和

yùn运

shì势

。

People often predict personality and fortune based on the Chinese zodiac.

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How to Use 生肖 in Sentences

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