(shǔ yú) - to belong to in Mandarin
shǔyúTraditional: 属于
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Translation
to belong to
Word origin
A compound of 屬 (shǔ) 'category, to belong' and 於 (yú) 'at, to'. 屬 has 尸 with a phonetic body and means a class or kind; 於 is a grammatical particle marking relation. Together they mean 'to belong to'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 屬 (shǔ, category/belong) + 於 (yú, to/at)
Stroke order
属
于
Examples
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This book belongs to me.
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The future belongs to the young.
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He belongs to the very hardworking type.
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This book belongs to my mother.
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This piece of land belongs to his family.
属于 (shǔ yú) means to belong to.
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