天生

tiān shēng · tian sheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. nature
  2. disposition
  3. innate
  4. natural

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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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