Chinese word dictionary

生肖

shēngxiào · one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; animal from the Chinese zodiac

Word information

Simplified生肖
Traditional生肖
Pinyinshēngxiào
Part of speech
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 生肖

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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