天才

tiāncái

noun HSK 5 #2,329

Meanings

1 talent; genius
2 gifted person

Characters

heaven; sky; natural

talent; ability

Heaven-given talent — a genius.

Examples

莫扎特是一个音乐天才。

Mòzhātè shì yígè yīnyuè tiāncái.

Mozart was a musical genius.

天才也需要努力。

Tiāncái yě xūyào nǔlì.

Even a genius needs to work hard.

她从小就被认为是天才。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù bèi rènwéi shì tiāncái.

She was considered a genius since childhood.

Tips

culture

Edison's famous quote is widely known in Chinese: 天才是百分之一的灵感加上百分之九十九的汗水 (Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration).

Stroke Order

天 tiān

才 cái