{"id":110,"date":"2016-06-05T09:37:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T07:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duchinese.net\/blog-wp\/2016\/06\/05\/31-astrological-signs-in-chinese\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T17:12:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T17:12:16","slug":"31-astrological-signs-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2016\/06\/05\/31-astrological-signs-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrological Signs in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

In China the Chinese zodiac is the most famous, but many young people are also interested in the astrological signs as well, so it can be a good topic of conversation when you are making new Chinese friends.<\/p>\n

In this blog, we will learn how to ask for someone’s astrological sign in Chinese, and also how to say all 12 signs.
An astrological sign in Chinese is called \u661fx\u012bng<\/rt>\u5ea7zu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>, so you can ask your friend’s sign like this:<\/p>\n\n\n

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If they don’t know their sign, you can ask when their birthday is and inform them of their sign.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And here’s how to say the 12 astrological signs in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Astrological Signs<\/div>\n
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Capricorn<\/dt>\n
m\u00f3 ji\u00e9 zu\u00f2<\/em> \u6469\u7faf\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Aquarius<\/dt>\n
shu\u01d0 p\u00edng zu\u00f2<\/em> \u6c34\u74f6\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Pisces<\/dt>\n
shu\u0101ng y\u00fa zu\u00f2<\/em> \u53cc\u9c7c\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Aries<\/dt>\n
b\u00e1i y\u00e1ng zu\u00f2<\/em> \u767d\u7f8a\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Taurus<\/dt>\n
j\u012bn ni\u00fa zu\u00f2<\/em> \u91d1\u725b\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Gemini<\/dt>\n
shu\u0101ng z\u01d0 zu\u00f2<\/em> \u53cc\u5b50\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Cancer<\/dt>\n
j\u00f9 xi\u00e8 zu\u00f2<\/em> \u5de8\u87f9\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Leo<\/dt>\n
sh\u012b zi zu\u00f2<\/em> \u72ee\u5b50\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Virgo<\/dt>\n
ch\u01d4 n\u01da zu\u00f2<\/em> \u5904\u5973\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Libra<\/dt>\n
ti\u0101n ch\u00e8ng zu\u00f2<\/em> \u5929\u79e4\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Scorpio<\/dt>\n
ti\u0101n xi\u0113 zu\u00f2<\/em> \u5929\u874e\u5ea7<\/dd>\n
Sagittarius<\/dt>\n
sh\u00e8 sh\u01d2u zu\u00f2<\/em> \u5c04\u624b\u5ea7<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Now that you know how to say your sign, when someone asks you \u4f60n\u01d0<\/rt>\u662fsh\u00ec<\/rt>\u4ec0sh\u00e9n<\/rt>\u4e48me<\/rt>\u661fx\u012bng<\/rt>\u5ea7zu\u00f2<\/rt>\u7684de<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1fYou can reply \u6211w\u01d2<\/rt>\u662fsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> + sign + \u7684de<\/rt><\/ruby>. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chinese people also like to look up how well two signs match. In Chinese, to match is called \u914dp\u00e8i<\/rt>\u5bf9du\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>, so you can express yourself like this:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Related Words<\/div>\n
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constellation <\/dt>\n
y\u00f9n sh\u00ec<\/em> \u8fd0\u52bf<\/dd>\n
love constellation <\/dt>\n
\u00e0i q\u00edng y\u00f9n<\/em> \u7231\u60c5\u8fd0<\/dd>\n
work constellation <\/dt>\n
g\u014dng zu\u00f2 y\u00f9n<\/em> \u5de5\u4f5c\u8fd0<\/dd>\n
lucky color <\/dt>\n
x\u00ecng y\u00f9n y\u00e1n s\u00e8<\/em> \u5e78\u8fd0\u989c\u8272<\/dd>\n
lucky number <\/dt>\n
x\u00ecng y\u00f9n sh\u00f9 z\u00ec<\/em> \u5e78\u8fd0\u6570\u5b57<\/dd>\n
lucky crystal <\/dt>\n
x\u00ecng y\u00f9n shu\u01d0 j\u012bng<\/em> \u5e78\u8fd0\u6c34\u6676<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
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Now you can talk about astrological signs with your friends in Chinese, and I\u2019m sure they will love it!<\/p>\n

If you want to learn to speak even more Chinese you can practice here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

This is the accompanying blog post for our intermediate lesson “What’s your Sign<\/a>“.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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