In China, you often ask about the Zodiac sign of the person you are talking to. Here is the question:
What’s your Chinese zodiac sign? – 你属什么? (nǐ shǔ shén me)
To answer this question you need to say 我属___ (wǒ shǔ___) – I was born in the year of the___.
Monkey – 猴 (hóu)
Rooster – 鸡 (jī)
Dog – 狗 (gǒu)
Pig – 猪 (zhū)
Rat – 鼠 (shǔ)
Ox – 牛 (niú)
Tiger – 虎 (hǔ)
Rabbit – 兔 (tù)
Dragon – 龙 (lóng)
Snake – 蛇 (shé)
Horse – 马 (mǎ)
Goat – 羊 (yáng)
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