天资

天資
tiānzī
noun #30,513

Meanings

  1. 1 innate talent
  2. 2 natural gift
  3. 3 inborn aptitude

Examples

HSK 2
Tā zài yīnyuè fāngmiàn hěn yǒu tiānzī.
She has real natural talent for music.
HSK 3
Guāng kào tiānzī shì bùgòu de, hái děi nǔlì.
Talent alone isn't enough - you also have to work hard.

Tips

usage
"heaven / inborn" + "qualification / endowment." Compare 天赋 (also "natural talent," more common in speech) and 天才 ("genius," stronger). 天资 is slightly literary, often used in evaluations of children's potential or in praise of artists/scholars.

Stroke Order

tiān