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十二生肖 shí'èr shēngxiào 12 zodiacs



人们都知道,中国有12生肖,那么12生肖代表什么,是怎么来的呢?

Rénmen dōu zhīdào, zhōngguó yǒu 12 shēngxiào, nàme 12 shēngxiào dàibiǎo shénme, shì zěnme lái de ne?

Everyone knows that there are 12 zodiacs in China, so what are those 12 zodiacs represent, and how did they come from?

古代中国人通过观察天象,发现太阳和月亮一年要汇合12次,于是就用“子、丑chǒu、寅yín、卯mǎo、辰chén、巳、午、未wèi、申shēn、酉yǒu、戌、亥hài”带表12个月,后来又搭配12个动物来代表12年,这就是“子鼠,丑牛,寅虎,卯兔,辰龙,巳蛇,午马,未羊,申猴,酉鸡,戌狗,亥猪”,每12年再重新循环一次。

Gǔdài zhōngguó rén tōngguò guānchá tiānxiàng, fāxiàn tàiyang hé yuèliang yì nián yào huìhé 12 cì, yúshì jiù yòng “zǐ, chǒu, yín, mǎo, chén, sì, wǔ, wèi, shēn, yǒu, xū, hài” dàibiǎo 12 ge yuè, hòulái yòu dāpèi 12 ge dòngwu lái dài biǎo 12 nián, zhè jiùshì “zǐ shǔ, chǒu niú, yín hǔ, mǎo tù, chén lóng, sì shé, wǔ mǎ, wèi yáng, shēn hóu, yǒu jī, xū gǒu, hài zhū”, měi 12 nián zài chóngxīn xúnhuán yícì.

The ancient Chinese found out the sun and the moon converges 12 times during a year by observing the Astronomical phenomenon,so they use 子、丑chǒu、寅yín、卯mǎo、辰chén、巳、午、未wèi、申shēn、酉yǒu、戌、亥hài to represent 12 months, after then they matched 12 animals to represent 12 years. Those animals are Zi rat,Chou OX,Yin tiger,Mao rabbit,Chen dragon,Si snake,Wu horse,Wei goat,Shen monkey,You rooster,Xu dog,Hai pig. They circulate from the beginning every 12 years.

去年2020年是鼠年,在那一年出生的人都属鼠,这些动物按照顺序排列,鼠排在12生肖里的第一个,排在第二个的是牛,所以今年2021年就是牛年,出生在今年的孩子都属牛。当然,因为12年循环一次,所以如果你是2009年,或者1997年出生……以此类推只要差12岁都是属同一个生肖。

Qùnián 2020 nián shì shǔ nián, zài nà yì nián chūshēng de rén dōu shǔ shǔ, zhèxiē dòngwu ànzhào shùnxù páiliè, shǔ pái zài 12 shēngxiào lǐ de dì yīgè, pái zài dì èr gè de shì niú, suǒyǐ jīnnián 2021 nián jiùshì niú nián, chūshēng zài jīnnián de háizi dōu shǔ niú. Dāngrán, yīnwèi 12 nián xúnhuán yícì, suǒyǐ rúguǒ nǐ shì 2009nián, huòzhě 1997nián chūshēng……yǐ cǐ lèituī zhǐyào chà 12 suì dōu shì shǔ tóng yí ge shēngxiào.

Last year was the year of Zi rat, people was born in that year will all under the zodiac of rat. Those animals' positions are arranged by orders. the rat is the first in the 12 animals, the second is the ox, so this year is the year of the ox, and the kids born in this year will all under the zodiac of ox. Of cause, because one cycle is 12 years, so if you were born in 2009, or 1997 and so on, as long as the difference is 12 years old people will be under the same zodiac.

很多人相信同属一个生肖的人,他们的性格甚至命运有着很多共同点。比如,人们就常说,属牛的人大多诚实,有耐心,而且工作勤劳,负责,所以属牛的人比较容易得到别人的信任,但是他们的缺点是不太爱讲话,不爱沟通。他们的运气还跟他是几月份出生的牛也有关系,比如春夏出生的属牛人运气会非常好,因为那个时候有很多草,食物充足。

Hěnduō rén xiāngxìn tóngshǔ yíge shēngxiào de rén, tāmen de xìnggé shènzhì mìngyùn yǒuzhe hěnduō gòngtóng diǎn. Bǐrú, rénmen jiù cháng shuō, shǔ niú de rén dàduō chéngshí, yǒu nàixīn, érqiě gōngzuò qínláo, fùzé, suǒyǐ shǔ niú de rén bǐjiào róngyì dédào biérén de xìnrèn, dànshì tāmen de quēdiǎn shì bú tài ài jiǎnghuà, bú ài gōutōng. Tāmen de yùnqi hái gēn tā shì jǐ yuèfèn chūshēng de niú yěyǒu guānxi, bǐrú chūn xià chūshēng de shǔ niúrén yùnqi huì fēicháng hǎo, yīnwèi nàgè shíhòu yǒu hěnduō cǎo, shíwù chōngzú.

Many believe that if the people under the same zodiac, their personalities and even destiny will have a lot in common. For example, people always say, the person who under the zodiac of ox mostly is honest, patient, and diligent, responsible, so they are easy to get trust from others, but the shortcomings of them is that less talking, and less communication. Their luck also matters with which month they were born in. For example, if the person of ox was born in spring or summer who may have better luck, because there are enough grass, the food is plenty.

你属牛吗,你觉得以上说的对吗?当然这些只是传说,跟西方的星座差不多,信不信由你!

Nǐ shǔ niú ma, nǐ juéde yǐshàng shuō de duì ma? Dāngrán zhèxiē zhǐshì chuánshuō, gēn xīfāng de xīngzuò chàbuduō, xìn búxìn yóu nǐ!

Are you under the zodiac of the ox, and do you think what says above is correct? Of cause, those are only the legends, are just similar to the western constellation. Believe it or not!

你想知道自己属什么吗? 看看下面吧:

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào zìjǐ shǔ shénme ma? Kàn kàn xiàmiàn ba:


Do you want to know what zodiac you are under? Check below:


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The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

鼠年生人,为天贵星,性格非常聪明伶俐,凡事宜有心德,此人志愿颇高,利欲心很强,颇有成就,且有积蓄财富,一生多幸福,不过贵星太多,防欺人太甚,到时则会如命理所说:四贵克子孙,多与人和睦,到中年运到来风调雨顺,一切所谋遂意,到老年万事达到成功境界,此时得荣华富贵,若逢破星克命,虽富也不会吉也。


The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

丑年生人,性诚实,富有忍耐心,对事多固执,乏其交际,女人多信他人甜言以致失败,后悔不入及,应该谨慎之,此人沉默寡言,不被人重用,但内心温和,作事勤勉,活动独立,热心坚实,性向钱财等,早离乡白手成家,少年有福,中年交来多少苦劳与精神的麻烦与苦恼,晚景天禀赐福的荣幸,有婚姻上的麻烦等。


The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

寅年生人,外见宽容,内心刚强,好勇好誉之性,但为人慈悲心深,有舍己成仁之气慨,好出风头,有侠义之心,往往有不利名声的留在世间,宜要注意,此年生人平常好大不作小,宜要其信,自得受人尊敬,女人者多有智达、贞淑,虎年生人初年运至,中年运浮沉未定,变化多端,中年后暂得良好机会,晚景德高望众者亦有之。

The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

卯年生人,性质温和而事业有妖娇,好静不宜好动,缺乏思虑决断,致使遗失了好机会,但富有背叛心而重友情,常浪费金钱,亦为事业上多情屡次失败,此人色情之念深致误招一生的不幸,宜应谨慎之,兔年生的人敏感,记忆力强,有慈悲心。守秩序,坚实、谦让、沉静孤立、审美福渐渐衰微之兆,所以前运应积俭,以待老年之用。

The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势

辰年生人,其性刚毅活泼之风气,嫌因循傲慢尊大,致与长上之意见不和,善恶断分之癖,故缺圆满交际,且性急乏妨耐与宽大心,作事偏激的反响失败者多。对此欠与矫正修得精术,技艺的意志者,自然得良焉。龙年生人多推论、思索、奋斗、意志强。权威,女子者嫌孤独、自信心强,不容易与他人相处,失去幸福前程,对共同事业难得持久力,少年运为固执、失败,中处恐陷入不正事端惹祸。

The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

巳年生人,其性稳和才智,好安排进退,甚喜交际。有高尚的品质,受朋友好评,但其内心常有阴毒与忌妒心,致难以保持永久交情,心情易造多疑之虑,而且好色,好与人争论而常失去好机会,对此宜应要慎戒之,蛇年生人带有勇敢、亲切,但女子善好家事,易怒短虑,好饮汤癖。少年运多受风霜之苦,中年运多受女色,晚年运渐渐养得幸福进来。

The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

午年生人,其性好动不好静,多喜出风头,而对社会交际极为巧妙,且多管他人事,备受人敬爱,并有贵人牵引以至成功,此人欲好外观,对内事缺乏观察,又好投机事业,且有怪癖之主张。致所思想及计划之事,难保其机密,此人有伶俐、敏速、为人亲切、好旅行、牺牲、自夸、焦燥、悲观的素质。


The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

未年生人,其性温柔,有孝心重礼仪,而对同性之人心甚强,多伶俐,好美观性,常常多舍已成仁,致劳苦困难事常有,此人思虑深沉,又有美术工艺趣味,多热心且向神佛、宗教的信念强,终身喜好居住闲静之处。




The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

申年生人,其性多活泼、好动,伶俐,多才且灵巧,有竞争而敏捷的手腕,又有侠义的心肠,多为他人的事,放弃自己的事务,平常好说大话,不合自己的意见都即时反对且急癖,又带有虚言,诈伪的行为终为刑罚之苦的人有之,对此缺点矫正方可以成功发达



The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

酉年生人,其性诚实多智慧兼伶俐,能与人交际,望得贵人提拔,抱大志多计谋,终遂捷径光明,且有带快热冷的心理,致自抱自弃的缺点,对自己不利的时多与计较,致见少利而生大财之嫌。 忠告:属鸡的人,远方男性女性都容易受异性引诱,恋爱的次数相当多,而且每一次都会付出真情,自尊心高,讨厌依赖别人,个性直率,所以并不是每种类型的人都合适你,因此在选择伴侣时,一定要三思而后行。 特性:保守、热心、漂亮、坦诚、幽默。 缺点:傲慢、自大、盲目崇拜。

The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

戌年出生人,其性刚直,重义理与信义励业,此人有胆力、奋斗、活动性、聪明、直感性、机敏、大望、热情、费金钱,有稍暴燥性,女子者,富有引人之魅力,易多变自己必理,嫌虚荣、短气、苦劳性、不坚实、忍耐性,对此矫正自然获得良运遁来。



The year was born:

life fortune 一生总运势:

亥年生人,其性耿直无弯曲,能向直中取,不可曲中求,心如洁白,无雅量,外观稳重,内心刚毅,好财,好批评他人是非,无忍耐性,依靠性强,不善交际。忠告:过地正直,非常讨厌拐弯抹角,所以在社会上容易与别人引起纠纷,也会被大家敬而远之。



生词New Words:

  1. 生肖(shēngxiāo) n. any one of the names of 12 symbolic animals associated with a 12-year cycle. Often used to denote the year of a person’s birth.

  2. 代表hsk4 (dàibiǎo) v. represent; stand for

  3. 古代hsk5 (gǔdài) n. the period in Chinese history from remote antiquity down until the mid-19th century

  4. 通过hsk4 (tōngguò) v. pass through; get past

  5. 观察hsk5 (guānchá) v. observe; watch

  6. 天象 (tiānxiàng) n. astronomical phenomena

  7. 汇合 (huìhé) converge; join

  8. 搭配hsk6 (dāpèi) v. arrange in pairs or groups

  9. 重新hsk4 (chóngxīn) adv. again; anew

  10. 循环hsk6 (xúnhuán) v. circulate; cycle

  11. 顺序 hsk4 (shùnxù) n. sequence; order

  12. 排列hsk4 (páiliè) v. arrange; range

  13. 以此类推 (yǐcǐlèituī) on the analogy of this

  14. 性格hsk4 (xìnggé) n. nature; character; disposition

  15. 命运 (mìngyùn) n. destiny; fate

  16. 共同hsk4 (gòngtóng) adj. shared; common

  17. 诚实hsk4 (chéngshí) adj. honest

  18. 勤劳hsk5 (qínláo) adj. diligent; industrion

  19. 负责hsk4 (fùzé) be responsible for; be in charge of

  20. 信任hsk4 (xìnrèn) v. trust; have confidence in

  21. 缺点hsk4 (quēdiǎn) n. shortcoming

  22. 运气hsk5 (yùnqi) n. fortune; luck

  23. 充足hsk6 (chōngzú) adj. adequate; abundant

  24. 星座 (xīngzuò) n. constellation

  25. 由hsk4 (yóu) n. cause; reason

  26. 链接(liànjiē) v. interlink

歌曲《十二生肖》





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