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天生

tiān shēng · tian sheng

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. nature
  2. disposition
  3. innate
  4. natural
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Born to sing?

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)唱歌(chànggē)真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)，是(shì)天生(tiānshēng)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Qiqi sings so well. Is it natural talent?

  2. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)不是(bùshì)天生(tiānshēng)的(de)，她(tā)每天(měitiān)练(liàn)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。

    She says it isn't natural. She practises an hour every day.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)天生(tiānshēng)不会(bùhuì)唱歌(chànggē)，练(liàn)也(yě)没用(méiyòng)。

    Then I can't sing by nature. Practice is useless.

  4. Dengdeng

    别(bié)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，没有人(méiyǒurén)天生(tiānshēng)就(jiù)会(huì)。

    Don't say that. Nobody is born knowing how.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)天生(tiānshēng)就(jiù)会(huì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what were you born knowing how to do?

  6. Dengdeng

    睡觉(shuìjiào)，这个(zhège)我(wǒ)天生(tiānshēng)就(jiù)会(huì)！

    Sleeping. I was born knowing that!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

棕(zōng)色(sè)不(bú)是(shì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)天(tiān)生(shēng)的(de)发(fà)色(sè)。

Brown is not Tom's natural hair color.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)天(tiān)生(shēng)就(jiù)是(shì)个(ge)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)。

Tom is a natural athlete.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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