天资

天資
tiānzī
noun #30,513

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā zài yīnyuè fāngmiàn hěn yǒu tiānzī.
She has real natural talent for music.
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 (tiānfù, also "natural talent," more common in speech) and 天才 (tiāncái, "genius," stronger). 天资 is slightly literary, often used in evaluations of children's potential or in praise of artists/scholars.

Stroke Order

tiān