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title: "Tiansheng Meaning: 天生 (tiānshēng) Means “innate”"
description: "天生 (tiānshēng) means “innate; inborn; natural; naturally; by nature”. Hear its tones, see what 天 and 生 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiansheng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 天生 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

天生 tiānshēng

## innate; inborn; natural; naturally; by nature

## Its characters

1. 天 tiān nature
2. 生 shēng to give birth to

## In a sentence

她有一副天生的好嗓子。 She has a naturally good voice.

孙悟空找来找去，终于找到了自己的名字：“孙悟空，**天生**石猴，能活三百四十二岁。

From [大闹地府 · Trouble in the Underworld](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/trouble-in-the-underworld-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-5#library-word-505-507)

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## More words with 天 or 生

- [白天 báitiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baitian)
- [半天 bàntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bantian)
- [毕业生 bìyèshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyesheng)
- [产生 chǎnshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chansheng)
- [春天 chūntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuntian)
- [出生 chūshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chusheng)
- [当天 dàngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangtian)
- [诞生 dànshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dansheng)
- [大学生 dàxuéshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxuesheng)
- [冬天 dōngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongtian)

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