先天

xiān tiān

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])
2. inborn
3. innate
4. natural

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 后天 hòu tiān 后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow 先天与后天对比: the day after tomorrow

Related words

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• 遗传 yí chuán 遗传 yí chuán heredity 先天特征由遗传决定: heredity

Synonyms

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• 天生 tiān shēng 天生 tiān shēng nature 形容性格或能力是天生的: nature
• 天性 tiān xìng 天性 tiān xìng nature 指人的本性: nature

Usage notes

Collocations

先天常用于固定搭配“先天不足”，表示天生的缺陷或基础薄弱。

Example Sentences

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他的音乐天赋是 先天 的。

His musical talent is innate.

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Words Containing 先天

• 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè: The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]
• 先天不足 先天不足 xiān tiān bù zú: congenital deficiency
• 先天不足，后天失调 先天不足，后天失调 xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo: to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
• 先天性 先天性 xiān tiān xìng: congenital; intrinsic; innate
• 先天性缺陷 先天性缺陷 xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn: birth defect
• 先天愚型 先天愚型 xiān tiān yú xíng: Down syndrome; trisomy 21
• 先天与后天 先天与后天 xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān: nature versus nurture

Child Words of 先天

• 先 先 xiān: early
• 天 天 tiān: day