属马

屬馬
shǔmǎ
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to be born in the Year of the Horse
  2. 2 to be a Horse (zodiac)

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ shǔmǎ, jīnnián sānshíliù.
I'm a Horse (zodiac); I'm thirty-six this year.
HSK 7-9
Shǔmǎ de rén jùshuō xìnggé kāilǎng.
People born in the Year of the Horse are said to have cheerful personalities.

Tips

grammar
Pattern: 属 + zodiac animal → "I'm a [animal]". Twelve animals: 鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪. A common polite way to ask someone's age without asking directly: 你属什么?
culture
Each animal repeats every 12 years. Recent Horse years: 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026. 本命年 (your zodiac year) is traditionally considered unlucky - people wear red to ward off trouble.

Stroke Order

属 shǔ
马 mǎ