土生土长
tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
HSK 3.0 Level 7
Uncommon
Definitions
- 1. locally born and bred
- 2. indigenous
- 3. home-grown
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Word relationships
Synonyms
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Collocations
土生土长常用于描述人的背景，例如“我是土生土长的北京人”，一般不用于事物。
Common mistakes
不要用“土生土长”形容动植物或产品，它主要修饰人。
Example Sentences
1 shown我是 土生土长 的上海人。
I am a Shanghai native, born and bred.
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