Word: 生肖 (shēngxiào) 生肖 dictionary entry shēngxiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; animal from the Chinese zodiac Full dictionary entry for 生肖 Example sentences using 生肖 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 中国一共有十二个生肖。 Zhōngguó yígòng yǒu shí'èrgè shēngxiào. There are twelve zodiac animals in China in total. 我奶奶的生肖是马。 Wǒ nǎinai de shēngxiào shì mǎ. My grandmother's zodiac animal is the horse.