本命年 běn mìng nián

zodiac year matching one's birth year

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支dì zhī

Characters

Character Meaning
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
命 mìng HSK 4
life; fate; order or command
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)