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zhū · zhu

Traditional 豬

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 口 kǒu, 头 tóu

Meaning

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  1. hog
  2. pig
  3. swine
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In a conversation

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Two pigs in the family

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)属(shǔ)什么(shénme)？

    What's your zodiac animal?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)属(shǔ)猪(zhū)，我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)也(yě)属(shǔ)猪(zhū)。

    I'm a pig, and so is my dad.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)和(hé)爸爸(bàba)都(dōu)属(shǔ)猪(zhū)？那(nà)你们(nǐmen)差(chà)十二(shíèr)岁(suì)吗(ma)？

    You and your dad are both pigs? So you're twelve years apart?

  4. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，差(chà)二十四(èrshísì)岁(suì)。

    No, twenty-four years.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)你们(nǐmen)差(chà)两个(liǎnggè)猪年(zhūnián)！

    So you're two pig years apart!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

农(nóng)场(chǎng)里(lǐ)养(yǎng)了(le)几(jǐ)头(tóu)猪(zhū)和(hé)一(yì)群(qún)鸡(jī)。

The farm keeps several pigs and a flock of chickens.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)猪(zhū)特(tè)别(bié)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)泥(ní)里(lǐ)打(dǎ)滚(gǔn)。

This little pig especially loves rolling around in the mud.

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