先
天

Embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]) in Chinese: 先天 (xiān tiān)

xiān tiān

embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān])

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Definitions

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

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天

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ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他这种病是先天带来的,不是后天得的。

    tā zhè zhǒng bìng shì xiān tiān dài lái de, bú shì hòu tiān dé de。

    His illness was something he was born with, not acquired later.

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Related words

先

xiān

early

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

事先

shì xiān

in advance

天空

tiān kōng

sky

天真

tiān zhēn

naive

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