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属

shǔ · shu/zhǔ · zhu

Traditional 屬

HSK 3

Meaning

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shǔ 屬

  1. category
  2. genus (taxonomy)
  3. family members
  4. dependents
  5. to belong to
  6. subordinate to
  7. affiliated with
  8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
  9. to be
  10. to prove to be
  11. to constitute

zhǔ 屬

  1. to join together
  2. to fix one's attention on
  3. to concentrate on

In a sentence

2 examples
01

鲸(jīng)鱼(yú)属(shǔ)于(yú)哺(bǔ)乳(rǔ)动(dòng)物(wù)，不(bù)属(shǔ)于(yú)鱼(yú)类(lèi)。

Whales belong to mammals, not to fish.

02

我(wǒ)属(shǔ)虎(hǔ)，我(wǒ)妹(mèi)妹(mei)属(shǔ)兔(tù)。

I was born in the year of the tiger, and my younger sister was born in the year of the rabbit.

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