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天性 (tiān xìng): Nature / inherent disposition (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

天性 consists of 2 characters.
tiān
天
sky, heaven, or the celestial realm
xìng
性
nature, character, innate quality

How to Use 天性 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 天性 with other words naturally.
Noun + Modifierwith人
rén人
de的
tiān天
xìng性
neutral
human nature
Subject + Predicatewith善良
tiān天
xìng性
shàn善
liáng良
Idiomwith使然
tiān天
xìng性
shǐ使
rán然
Verb + Objectwith顺应
shùn顺
yìng应
tiān天
xìng性

Example Sentences with 天性

hái孩
zi子
ài爱
wán玩
shì是
tiān天
xìng性
neutral
innately kind
formal
Written
due to one's nature
formal
Written
conform to one's nature
。
Children's love for play is innate.
tā他
tiān天
xìng性
chén沉
wěn稳
，
miàn面
duì对
wēi危
jī机
zǒng总
néng能
bǎo保
chí持
lěng冷
jìng静
sī思
kǎo考
。
He has a calm nature and can always think clearly in the face of a crisis.
nán难
dào道
zhuī追
qiú求
zì自
yóu由
bú不
shì是
rén人
lèi类
yǔ与
shēng生
jù俱
lái来
de的
tiān天
xìng性
ma吗
？
Isn't the pursuit of freedom an inherent nature of human beings?
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māo猫
yǒu有
bǔ捕
liè猎
de的
tiān天
xìng性
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
xǐ喜
huān欢
zhuī追
zhú逐
yí移
dòng动
de的
wù物
tǐ体
。
Cats have an instinct to hunt, so they enjoy chasing moving objects.
tā他
de的
chéng成
gōng功
bìng并
fēi非
jǐn仅
kào靠
tiān天
bié别
yā压
yì抑
hái孩
zi子
ài爱
tàn探
suǒ索
de的
tiān
tā她
tiān天
xìng性
shàn善
liáng良
，
zǒng总
shì是
lè乐
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
yīn因
huán环
jìng境
jiān艰
nán难
ér而
gǎi
xìng
性
cōng聪
yǐng颖
，
gèng更
yuán源
yú于
bú不
xiè懈
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
His success is not solely due to his innate intelligence, but stems more from relentless effort.
天
xìng性
，
nà那
shì是
chuàng创
zào造
lì力
de的
yuán源
quán泉
。
Don't suppress a child's natural inclination to explore; it is the source of creativity.
yú
于
bāng帮
zhù助
yǒu有
kùn困
nán难
de的
rén人
。
She is naturally kind-hearted and always willing to help those in need.
改
biàn变
zì自
jǐ己
lè乐
guān观
de的
tiān天
xìng性
。
He has never changed his optimistic nature despite the difficult circumstances.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 天性.

Words with 天
  • 今天jīn tiānHSK 1
  • 天气tiān qìHSK 1
  • 明天míng tiānHSK 1
  • 昨天zuó tiānHSK 1
  • 聊天liáo tiānHSK 3
  • 礼拜天lǐ bài tiānHSK 4
  • 先天xiān tiān
  • 冬天dōng tiān
Words with 性
  • 性别xìng biéHSK 4
  • 性格xìng géHSK 4
  • 个性gè xìng
  • 中性zhōng xìng
  • 人性rén xìng
  • 任性rèn xìng
  • 共性gòng xìng
  • 女性nǚ xìng