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(shǔ yú) - to belong to in Mandarin

shǔ

Traditional: 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)

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Examples

This book belongs to me.

The future belongs to the young.

He belongs to the very hardworking type.

This book belongs to my mother.

This piece of land belongs to his family.

属于 (shǔ yú) means to belong to.

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