先天
xiān tiān
Pinyin

Definition

先天
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xiān tiān
  1. inborn
  2. innate
  3. natural

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
先
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
天
tiān
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 sky
  3. 3 heaven
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
天天
tiān tiān
  1. 1 every day
天气
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
  1. 1 yesterday
上天
shàng tiān
  1. 1 Heaven
  2. 2 Providence
  3. 3 God
  4. 4 the day before
  5. 5 the sky above
  6. 6 to fly to the sky
  7. 7 to take off and fly into space
  8. 8 to die
  9. 9 to pass away
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
先进
xiān jìn
  1. 1 advanced (technology)
  2. 2 to advance
先锋
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
冬天
dōng tiān
  1. 1 winter
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
前天
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
半天
bàn tiān
  1. 1 half of the day
  2. 2 a long time
  3. 3 quite a while
  4. 4 midair
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
夏天
xià tiān
  1. 1 summer
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大闹天宫
Dà nào Tiān gōng
  1. 1 Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
  1. 1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
  2. 2 worlds apart
  3. 3 the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
  1. 1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
  1. 1 to reach for the stars (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
  1. 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3 to hold a position passively
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
  1. 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
  2. 2 skulduggery
  3. 3 to hoodwink people
  4. 4 to cheat sb audaciously
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.

Sample Sentences

正如你所想，得知这个消息后，澳洲夫妇要求代理孕母堕胎，而派塔拉蒙则因为自己的佛教信仰而拒绝了。生产后，澳洲夫妇将健康的女婴带回了澳洲抚养，而将患有唐氏症和先天性心脏病的小男孩盖米留在了泰国。
zhèngrú nǐ suǒ xiǎng ，dézhī zhè ge xiāoxi hòu ，Àozhōu fūfù yāoqiú dàilǐyùnmǔ duòtāi ，ér Pàitǎlāméng zé yīnwèi zìjǐ de fójiào xìnyǎng ér jùjué le 。shēngchǎn hòu ，Àozhōu fūfù jiāng jiànkāng de nǚ yīng dài huí le Àozhōu fǔyǎng ，ér jiāng huàn yǒu tángshìzhèng hé xiāntiānxìng xīnzàngbìng de xiǎo nánhái Gàimǐ liú zài le Tàiguó 。
As you might think, when they found out this information, the Australian couple asked her to have an abortion, but Pattaramon, because of her Buddhist faith, refused. After the birth, the Australian couple took the healthy child back to Australia to raise her and left the little boy Gammy with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease in Thailand.
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跟你开玩笑呢。其实血型和性格虽然有一定的联系，但性格并不完全由血型决定。血型是我们遗传自父母的先天特质，每种血型的人都有各自的性格倾向，但是因为受到后天环境的影响，每个人最终形成的性格都不一样。我刚才说的那些只是给你作作参考罢了。
gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào ne 。qíshí xuèxíng hé xìnggé suīrán yǒu yīdìng de liánxì ，dàn xìnggé bìngbù wánquán yóu xuèxíng juédìng 。xuèxíng shì wǒmen yíchuán zì fùmǔ de xiāntiān tèzhì ，měi zhǒng xuèxíng de rén dōu yǒu gèzi de xìnggé qīngxiàng ，dànshì yīnwèi shòudào hòutiān huánjìng de yǐngxiǎng ，měi ge rén zuìzhōng xíngchéng de xìnggé dōu bùyīyàng 。wǒ gāngcái shuō de nàxiē zhǐshì gěi nǐ zuòzuo cānkǎo bà le 。
I'm kidding. Blood type and personality have a certain connection. But personality isn't completely determined by blood type. Blood type is how our parents' special qualities get passed along. People with each blood type have their own characteristics and tendencies. But because of environmental influences after birth, every person's final personality is different. The ones I just told you are just to serve as a reference, that's all.
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风水调整主要是针对住宅的五行缺陷，利用独特的化解方法进行综合调整，最大限度地化解住宅的先天缺陷，化不利为有利，使人们能享受到居住环境的舒适，还能使事业更为旺盛。如果小小的改变能带来这么多好处，我们又何乐而不为呢？
fēngshuǐ tiáozhěng zhǔyào shì zhēnduì zhùzhái de wood quēxiàn ，lìyòng dútè de huàjiě fāngfǎ jìnxíng zōnghé tiáozhěng ，zuì dà xiàndù de huàjiě zhùzhái de xiāntiān quēxiàn ，huà bùlì wéi yǒulì ，shǐ rénmen néng xiǎngshòu dào jūzhù huánjìng de shūshì ，hái néng shǐ shìyè gèng wéi wàngshèng 。rúguǒ xiǎoxiǎo de gǎibiàn néng dàilái zhème duō hǎochǔ ，wǒmen yòu hélè ér bùwéi ne ？
The most important things that fengshui adjusts are shortcomings in the five elements [fire, air, water, metal and earth--Ed.] in a residence. It uses unique solutions to make a comprehensive adjustment. At best, it can make up for inherent shortcomings in your residence, and change bad things into good. It allows people to enjoy the coziness of their living environment. Plus, it can make your business more prosperous. If small changes can bring you so many good things, what's the harm?
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大环境不行，可以从小环境上改啊！房子先天不足就靠后天来调整。比如房子不靠水，那就在家里放个水族箱。房子周围没有树，那就在阳台上养点花呗。
dàhuánjìng bùxíng ，kěyǐ cóng xiǎohuánjìng shang gǎi a ！fángzi xiāntiān bùzú jiù kào hòutiān lái tiáozhěng 。bǐrú fángzi bù kào shuǐ ，nà jiù zài jiālǐ fàng ge shuǐzúxiāng 。fángzi zhōuwéi méiyǒu shù ，nà jiù zài yángtái shàng yǎng diǎn huā bei 。
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