土生土长 (土生土長)
tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

土生土长 (土生土長)
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tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
  1. locally born and bred
  2. indigenous
  3. home-grown

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
nǚ shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life

Sample Sentences

哎,这就是矛盾的地方。我常常问自己到底是哪国人?我既不完全是美国人,又不完全是中国人。还有一个大问题,就是我的未来。我男朋友是个土生土长的中国人。我们感情很好。但是他家希望我做个完美的中国太太。可是我的性格太独立了,没办法接受他们的想法。我甚至都不想要孩子。哎,现在我的脑子一片迷茫。谁能告诉我到底该怎么办呢?
āi ,zhè jiùshì máodùn de dìfang 。wǒ chángcháng wèn zìjǐ dàodǐ shì nǎ guó rén ?wǒ jì bù wánquán shì měiguórén ,yòu bù wánquán shì zhōngguórén 。hái yǒu yī ge dà wèntí ,jiùshì wǒ de wèilái 。wǒ nánpéngyou shì ge tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de zhōngguórén 。wǒmen gǎnqíng hěn hǎo 。dànshì tā jiā xīwàng wǒ zuò ge wánměi de Zhōngguó tàitai 。kěshì wǒ de xìnggé tài dúlì le ,méi bànfǎ jiēshòu tāmen de xiǎngfǎ 。wǒ shènzhì dōu bù xiǎngyào háizi 。āi ,xiànzài wǒ de nǎozi yīpiàn mímáng 。shéi néng gàosu wǒ dàodǐ gāi zěnme bàn ne ?
(sigh) That’s where the contradiction lies. I often ask myself: where am I really from? I’m not completely American, but not totally Chinese either. And there’s another big question: my future. My boyfriend is a local Chinese guy. We are really happy together, but his family wants me to be a perfect Chinese wife. My personality is too independent, I just can’t accept their ideas. I don’t even want children. (sigh) My thoughts are such a mess. Who can possibly tell me what I’m supposed to do?
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这个说来话长。我简单地跟你说一下吧。 道教是中国土生土长的宗教。以“道”为最高信仰。
zhège shuōláihuàcháng 。wǒ jiǎndān de gēn nǐ shuō yīxià ba 。 Dàojiào shì Zhōngguó tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de zōngjiào 。yǐ “dào ”wéi zuì gāo xìnyǎng 。
There's a lot to say on that. I'll tell you simply. Taoism is a religion indigenous to China. Its highest article of faith is ``the way."
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