Word

天生 (tiān shēng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

天生 (tiān shēng) is a Chinese word: innate. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 天生

形 xíng adjective

innate

他有天生的音乐才能。

tā yǒu tiān shēng de yīn yuè cái néng

He has innate musical talent.

Log in to add your own translations

Word breakdown

天 tiān — heaven/nature (suggesting something from nature)

生 shēng — born/birth (indicating something present from birth)

Structure & writing
1 天 tiān — sky
天 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
Show more HSK 1 characters (+10)
Show more HSK 3 characters (+7)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+9)
1.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
Show more HSK 4 characters (+1)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+1)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+7)

Stroke order

2 生 shēng — to be born; to give birth
生 is a component in 7 characters

生 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order