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先天
xiāntiān
1. inborn
2. innate
3. natural
Uncommon • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (5)

先天性
xiāntiānxìng
congenital
先天不足
xiāntiānbùzú
congenital deficiency
先天愚型
xiāntiānyúxíng
Down syndrome
先天性缺陷
xiāntiānxìngquēxiàn
birth defect
先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐
xiāntiānxiàzhīyōuéryōu,hòutiānxiàzhīlèérlè
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 [[範仲淹|范仲淹]]

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20,175 of 84,292

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