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生来

shēng lái · sheng lai

Traditional 生來

Meaning

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  1. from birth
  2. by one's nature
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Born to sing?

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)唱得(chàngde)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)，她(tā)生来(shēnglái)就(jiù)会(huì)唱歌(chànggē)吧(ba)？

    Qiqi sings so well. Was she born able to sing?

  2. Qiqi

    哈哈(hāhā)，不是(bùshì)生来(shēnglái)就(jiù)会(huì)，我(wǒ)练了(liànle)十年(shínián)。

    Haha, not from birth. I practiced for ten years.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)生来(shēnglái)就(jiù)不会(bùhuì)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Then I was born unable to sing.

  4. Qiqi

    别(bié)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，你(nǐ)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)练(liàn)。

    Do not say that. You can practice too.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)练了(liànle)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)，还是(háishi)生来(shēnglái)就(jiù)不会(bùhuì)！

    I have practiced for ten minutes and I still cannot!

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01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)知(zhī)道(dào)我(wǒ)生(shēng)来(lái)就(jiù)是(shì)为(wèi)了(le)做(zuò)这(zhè)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

I always knew I was born to do this work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by n1ls · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)生(shēng)来(lái)就(jiù)是(shì)为(wèi)了(le)爱(ài)你(nǐ)的(de)。

I was born to love you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Ricardo14 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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