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Locally born and bred in Chinese: 土生土长 (tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng)

tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng

locally born and bred

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 土生土長1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1locally born and bred
  2. 2indigenous
  3. 3home-grown

Stroke order

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土
生
土
长

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨˇ

tǔ

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄊㄨˇ

tǔ

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄤˇ

zhǎng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

土生土长

Simplified

土生土長

Traditional

Example sentences

See 土生土长 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他是土生土长的北方人。

    tā shì tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de běi fāng rén。

    He is a born-and-bred northerner.

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Related words

长

cháng

length

生

shēng

to be born

土

tǔ

earth

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

校长

xiào zhǎng

(college, university) president

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

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