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属于

shǔ yú · shu yu

Traditional 屬於

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to be classified as
  2. to belong to
  3. to be part of
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In a conversation

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Whose ball is this?

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)球(qiú)属于(shǔyú)谁(shéi)？

    Whose ball is this?

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)属于(shǔyú)刚才(gāngcái)那个(nàge)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)。

    It belongs to that child from just now.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)送(sòng)回去(huíqu)吧(ba)。

    Then let us take it back.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，球(qiú)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)“这个(zhège)球(qiú)属于(shǔyú)灯灯(dēngdēng)”。

    Wait, the ball says "This ball belongs to Dengdeng".

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)的(de)球(qiú)！

    This is my ball from childhood!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)属(shǔ)于(yú)哪(nǎ)一(yí)个(gè)佛(fó)教(jiào)宗(zōng)派(pài)？

Which Buddhist school of thought do they belong to?

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)辆(liàng)车(chē)属(shǔ)于(yú)一(yì)家(jiā)博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)。

The car belongs to a museum.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by araneo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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属
shǔ

category; genus (taxonomy)

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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