LIFE / CULTURE
Learning Chinese
Published: Jan 13, 2022 09:51 PM
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Chinese zodiac / 生肖邮票 / (shēnɡxiāo yóupiào)

A: I heard that you are in the habit of collecting stamps. What kind of stamps do you like to collect?

听说你有集邮的习惯,你最喜欢收集哪类的邮票呢?

(tīnɡshuō nǐ yǒu jíyóu de xíɡuàn, nǐ zuìxǐhuān shōují nǎlèi de yóupiào ne?)

B: I like to collect stamps about sailing and astrology, especially Chinese zodiac stamps. 

我喜欢收集关于航海和星座文化的邮票,特别是关于中国的生肖邮票。

(wǒ xǐhuān shōují ɡuānyú hánɡhǎi hé xīnɡzuò wénhuà de yóupiào, tèbié shì ɡuānyú zhōnɡɡuó de shēnɡxiāo yóupiào.)

A: Really? So what astrology and Chinese zodiac stamps do you have?

是吗?你都收集了哪些星座和中国生肖邮票呢?

(shìma? nǐ dōu shōují le nǎxiē xīnɡzuò hé zhōnɡɡuó shēnɡxiāo yóupiào ne?)

B: I have collected a lot of stamps with Aquarius. Besides this, I have also started slowly collecting stamps for the Year of the Tiger. 

我收集了很多关于水瓶座的邮票。此外,我正开始慢慢收集虎年邮票。

(wǒ shōují le hěnduō ɡuānyú shuǐpínɡzuò de yóupiào.cǐwài, wǒ zhènɡ kāishǐ mànmàn shōují hǔnián yóupiào.)

A: There are 12 Chinese zodiac signs in Chinese culture. It will take you quite some time if you want to collect them all, right? 

中国文化里有十二个生肖,如果过你都收集全,应该会花些时间吧?

(zhōnɡɡuó wénhuà lǐ yǒu shíèr ɡè shēnɡxiāo, rúɡuǒ nǐ dōu shōují quán, yīnɡɡāi huì huāxiē shíjiān bā?)

B: Haha, you're right.  

哈哈,你说的确实没错。

(hāhā, nǐ shuōde quèshí méicuò.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT