天生
Old HSK 6
天生 (tiānshēng) · born
天生 (tiānshēng) means “born; innate; natural”. It is written with 2 characters: 天 (day) + 生 (to give birth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 天生 is built
The characters
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他天生就有一副好嗓子。Tā tiānshēng jiù yǒu yī fù hǎo sǎngzi.He was born with a good voice.
没有人天生什么都会。Méiyǒu rén tiānshēng shénme dōu huì.No one is born able to do everything.
Questions about 天生
What does 天生 mean?
天生 (tiānshēng) means “born; innate; natural”.
How do you pronounce 天生?
天生 is pronounced tiānshēng.
Which HSK level is 天生?
天生 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 昨天zuótiānyesterday
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
Learn 天生 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 178: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.