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十二生肖 · The twelve zodiac animals
Twelve animals, one per year, in the order they finished the race.
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十二生肖 · SHÍ'ÈR SHĒNGXIÀO — THE TWELVE
The order is fixed: this is the sequence the years run in.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼠 | shǔ | rat |
| 牛 | niú | ox |
| 虎 | hǔ | tiger |
| 兔 | tù | rabbit |
| 龙 | lóng | dragon |
| 蛇 | shé | snake |
| 马 | mǎ | horse |
| 羊 | yáng | goat |
| 猴 | hóu | monkey |
| 鸡 | jī | rooster |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 猪 | zhū | pig |
问一问 · ASK SOMEONE
Nǐ shǔ shénme?你属什么？What's your zodiac animal?
Wǒ shǔ lóng.我属龙。I'm a dragon.
属 shǔ is the verb — you don't 'have' a sign, you belong to one.
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