生肖

shēngxiào

one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 5

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肖

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生
肖
  • 不肖búxiào(literary) unlike one's parentsB7
  • 肖像xiàoxiàngportrait (painting, photo etc)B7

See it in sentences

今年是什么生肖年？

What zodiac year is this?

十二生肖里有龙。

The dragon is one of the twelve zodiac animals.