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Today’s topic is the Rabbit.

People born in the year of the 兔(rabbit) are known to be 温和 (moderate) individuals.  One drawback for the Rabbits is that they sometimes 遗失 (miss out on, lose due to carelessness) good opportunities because they tend to not make judgments in black and white terms.  敏感(sensitive) would be a good way to describe the Rabbit in this regard.  Like the Ox, Rabbits have a strong sense of responsibility.  Also, 在所有的生肖其中 (among all of the zodiac signs), Rabbits are the easiest to get along with, perhaps because they tend to 谦让(modestly decline) and be 善良(kind-hearted).  Careful to not be too generous, however, as Rabbits have a tendency to 浪费 (waste) money!  One famous Rabbit was Albert Einstein, does he meet the above description?

Check to see if you were born in the year of the Rabbit:
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, or 2023
Remember that if your birthday is in January or February that you may actually have been born in the previous zodiac year.  Next topic: the Dragon!

words
兔tu4 rabbit
温和wen1he2 moderate
遗失yi2shi1 miss out on, lose due to carelessness
所有的suo2you3de all, all of the
生肖sheng1xiao1 zodiac sign(s)
其中qi2zhong1 in the midst of, among
敏感min2gan3 sensitive
谦让qian1rang4 politely declining (essentially allowing others to go ahead before yourself)
善良shan4liang2 kind-hearted
浪费lang4fei4 waste

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Hello Readers!

With Chinese new year coming up, now’s a better time than ever to review the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac!  Today’s topic (and this year’s animal) is the Ox.  We’ll find out later about how the Mouse is actually the first animal of the Chinese zodiac, but like other people who were born in the Year of the Ox, I can be a bit 固执(stubborn).

So who are the oxen?

People born in the year of the 丑(ox) are known to be 努力 (hardworking) and 勤勉 (diligent) and have 稳定 (stable) 性格 (personalities).  Moreover, they have a strong 责任感 (sense of responsibility), they are also 踏实(practical).  People born in this year are also said to have their biggest success in their 晚年(late years), but that’s not a dealbreaker because oxen are known to be 耐心 (patient) as well.  So who is a famous example of an Ox?  For one, Barack Obama!

Check to see if you were born in the year of the Ox:

1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, or 2021[for the time travellers among us]

Remember that if your birthday is in January or February that you may actually have been born in the previous zodiac year.  Next topic: the Tiger!

丑 chou3 ox
固执 gu4zhi2 stubborn
努力 nu2li4 hardworking
责任感ze2ren4gan3 sense of responsibility
稳定wen3ding4 stable, stability
性格 xing4ge2 personality
晚年 wan3nian2 late years
勤勉 qin2mian3 diligent
踏实 ta4shi2 practical
耐心 nai4xin1 patient

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