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先天

xiān tiān

HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 先天

xiān tiān xìng

congenital; intrinsic; innate

xiān tiān yú xíng

Down syndrome; trisomy 21

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]

先天性缺陷

xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn

birth defect

xiān tiān bù zú

congenital deficiency

先天与后天

xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān

nature versus nurture

Child Words of 先天

day

early