生来

生來

shēnglái

adverb #6,140

Meanings

Tā shēnglái jiù hěn cōngmíng.

She was born smart.

Tā shēnglái dǎnzi jiù dà.

He has been bold by nature since birth.

Zhè háizi shēnglái ài xiào.

This child was born with a love of laughing.

usage

生来 means 'from birth' and is used to describe innate qualities. It often appears in the pattern 生来就... (has been ... since birth).

memory

Think of it literally: 生 (born) + 来 (come) = 'coming from birth' = innately.

生 shēng

来 lái