生肖 shēngxiào in a sentence
One of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches; animal from the Chinese zodiac†
生肖 (shēngxiào) means One of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches, animal from the Chinese zodiac †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
邮局每年都发行 生肖 邮票。
Yóujú měi nián dōu fāxíng shēngxiào yóupiào.
The post office issues zodiac-animal stamps every year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 生肖
十二 生肖 是中国传统文化的一部分。
Shí'èr shēngxiào shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà de yí bùfen.
The twelve zodiac animals are a part of traditional Chinese culture.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 生肖
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How is 生肖 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 生肖 (shēngxiào, "One of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches, animal from the Chinese zodiac †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 生肖 an HSK word?
Yes — 生肖 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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