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天赋

tiān fù · tian fu

Traditional 天賦

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. gift
  2. innate skill
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A talent for drawing

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)，你(nǐ)画(huà)的(de)熊猫(xióngmāo)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Qiqi, the panda you drew is really pretty!

  2. Qiqi

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)就(jiù)爱(ài)画画(huàhuà)。

    Thanks. I loved drawing as a child.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)很(hěn)有(yǒu)天赋(tiānfù)，我(wǒ)画(huà)的(de)熊猫(xióngmāo)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)土豆(tǔdòu)。

    You have a lot of talent. The panda I drew looks like a potato.

  4. Qiqi

    画画(huàhuà)不只(bùzhǐ)是(shì)天赋(tiānfù)，也(yě)要(yào)多(duō)练习(liànxí)。

    Drawing is not only talent. You need to practice a lot too.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)天赋(tiānfù)？

    Dengdeng, what talent do you have?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)天赋(tiānfù)是(shì)……吃(chī)得(de)多(duō)。

    My talent is... eating a lot.

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2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)天(tiān)赋(fù)，不(bú)是(shì)吗(ma)？

Mary is really talented, isn't she?

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CF · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)他(tā)在(zài)化(huà)学(xué)方(fāng)面(miàn)的(de)天(tiān)赋(fù)。

I found him a genius at chemistry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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