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shǔ
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. category
  2. 2. genus (taxonomy)
  3. 3. family members
  4. 4. dependents
  5. 5. to belong to
  6. 6. subordinate to
  7. 7. affiliated with
  8. 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)
  9. 9. to be
  10. 10. to prove to be
  11. 11. to constitute

Words Containing 属

荷属圣马丁
hé shǔ shèng mǎ dīng

Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean

实属
shí shǔ

(to) really (be)

稀土金属
xī tǔ jīn shǔ

rare earth element

属文
zhǔ wén

to write prose

烈属
liè shǔ

family or dependents of martyr (in PRC, esp. revolutionary martyr)

春黄菊属
chūn huáng jú shǔ

Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile

栲属
kǎo shǔ

Castanopsis, genus of evergreen trees

葱属
cōng shǔ

genus Allium

金属薄片
jīn shǔ báo piàn

foil

芸苔属
yún tái shǔ

genus Brassica (cabbage, rape etc)

依属
yī shǔ

dependence

鼬属
yòu shǔ

Mustela (genus of weasels etc)

西属撒哈拉
xī shǔ sā hā lā

Spanish Sahara (former Spanish colony in Africa)

生肖属相
shēng xiào shǔ xiàng

birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)

纯属
chún shǔ

to be purely

牵牛属
qiān niú shǔ

Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)

薹草属
tái cǎo shǔ

genus Carex

下属公司
xià shǔ gōng sī

subsidiary (company)

金属板
jīn shǔ bǎn

metal plate

统属
tǒng shǔ

subordination

家属
jiā shǔ

family member

臣属
chén shǔ

official in feudal court

胡椒属
hú jiāo shǔ

pepper genus (Piper spp.)

芸香属
yún xiāng shǔ

(botany) genus Ruta

亲属
qīn shǔ

kin

衰之以属
shuāi zhī yǐ shǔ

to treat a debility according to its nature

莫属
mò shǔ

(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非[fēi] + (noun) + 莫屬|莫属, meaning \to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)\) (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)

心神不属
xīn shén bù zhǔ

see 心不在焉[xīn bù zài yān]

属下
shǔ xià

subordinate

属格
shǔ gé

genitive case (in grammar)

重金属
zhòng jīn shǔ

heavy metal

属实
shǔ shí

to turn out to be true

附属品
fù shǔ pǐn

accessory

贵金属
guì jīn shǔ

precious metal

梨属
lí shǔ

Pyrus, tree genus containing pears

卤属
lǔ shǔ

see 鹵素|卤素[lǔ sù]

金属疲劳
jīn shǔ pí láo

metal fatigue

属世
shǔ shì

of this world

终成眷属
zhōng chéng juàn shǔ

see 有情人終成眷屬|有情人终成眷属[yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ]

男性亲属
nán xìng qīn shǔ

kinsman

非你莫属
fēi nǐ mò shǔ

it's yours exclusively (idiom)

荷属安的列斯
hé shǔ ān de liè sī

Netherlands Antilles

从属
cóng shǔ

subordinate

类金属
lèi jīn shǔ

metalloid (chemistry)

藩属
fān shǔ

vassal state

实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì

really not easy (idiom)

属国
shǔ guó

vassal state

专属经济区
zhuān shǔ jīng jì qū

exclusive economic zone

蝈螽属
guō zhōng shǔ

Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)

独属
dú shǔ

belonging exclusively to

有色金属
yǒu sè jīn shǔ

non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)

紫菜属
zǐ cài shǔ

Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)

附属
fù shǔ

subsidiary

属吏
shǔ lì

underling

金属键
jīn shǔ jiàn

metallic bond

棕榈属
zōng lǘ shǔ

palm tree genus (Areca spp.)

属音
shǔ yīn

dominant (music)

金属线
jīn shǔ xiàn

metal wire

客蚤属
kè zǎo shǔ

Xenopsylla (the flea genus)

美属维尔京群岛
měi shǔ wéi ěr jīng qún dǎo

United States Virgin Islands (USVI)

属地
shǔ dì

dependency

黑色金属
hēi sè jīn shǔ

ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)

直系亲属
zhí xì qīn shǔ

next of kin

归属感
guī shǔ gǎn

sense of belonging

桂木属
guì mù shǔ

genus Artocarpus

所属
suǒ shǔ

one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)

豆薯属
dòu shǔ shǔ

yam bean

类属词典
lèi shǔ cí diǎn

thesaurus

美属萨摩亚
měi shǔ sà mó yà

American Samoa

紫苏属
zǐ sū shǔ

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

金属
jīn shǔ

metal

归属
guī shǔ

to belong to

部属
bù shǔ

troops under one's command

英属维尔京群岛
yīng shǔ wéi ěr jīng qún dǎo

British Virgin Islands

所属单位
suǒ shǔ dān wèi

affiliated unit

隶属
lì shǔ

to belong to (a category)

木兰属
mù lán shǔ

Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs

眷属
juàn shǔ

family member

英属哥伦比亚
yīng shǔ gē lún bǐ yà

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

金属棒
jīn shǔ bàng

metal rod

贾第虫属
jiǎ dì chóng shǔ

Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

属意
zhǔ yì

to set one's heart on

属相
shǔ xiàng

colloquial term for 生肖[shēng xiào] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle

芸薹属
yún tái shǔ

Brassica (cabbage genus)

全资附属公司
quán zī fù shǔ gōng sī

wholly owned subsidiary

附属物
fù shǔ wù

attachment

交响金属
jiāo xiǎng jīn shǔ

symphonic metal (pop music)

专属
zhuān shǔ

to belong or be dedicated exclusively to

碱土金属
jiǎn tǔ jīn shǔ

alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 and radium Ra 鐳|镭)

石竹属
shí zhú shǔ

Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)

碱性金属
jiǎn xìng jīn shǔ

alkali metal

戚属
qī shǔ

relative

属灵
shǔ líng

spiritual

安息香属
ān xī xiāng shǔ

Styrax (tree genus)

属于
shǔ yú

to be classified as

档案属性
dàng àn shǔ xìng

file attribute

法属波利尼西亚
fǎ shǔ bō lì ní xī yà

French Polynesia

沙棘属
shā jí shǔ

genus Hippophae

巴豆属
bā dòu shǔ

Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[dà jǐ kē]

分属
fēn shǔ

classification

法属圭亚那
fǎ shǔ guī yà nà

French Guiana

非金属
fēi jīn shǔ

nonmetal (chemistry)

有情人终成眷属
yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ

love will find a way (idiom)

附属腺
fù shǔ xiàn

subordinate gland

碱金属
jiǎn jīn shǔ

alkali metal

属性
shǔ xìng

attribute

直属
zhí shǔ

directly subordinate

过渡金属
guò dù jīn shǔ

transition metal (chemistry)

暴龙属
bào lóng shǔ

genus Tyrannosaurus

下属
xià shǔ

subordinate

金属外壳
jīn shǔ wài ké

metal cover

配属
pèi shǔ

troops attached to a unit

遗属
yí shǔ

surviving family of the deceased

归属权
guī shǔ quán

right of attribution

克雷伯氏菌属
kè léi bó shì jūn shǔ

Klebsiella

无所属
wú suǒ shǔ

unaffiliated

石南属
shí nán shǔ

heather