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天分

tiānfèn

natural talent; innate aptitude

A child rapidly assembles a complex puzzle while an adult watches in amazement
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Characters in this word

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他的数学天分固然出众,但若缺少长期训练,也难以转化为真正的学术能力。 Tā de shùxué tiānfèn gùrán chūzhòng, dàn ruò quēshǎo chángqī xùnliàn, yě nányǐ zhuǎnhuà wéi zhēnzhèng de xuéshù nénglì. His mathematical talent is certainly outstanding, but without long-term training, it is hard to turn it into genuine academic ability.
  • 她在音乐方面很有天分。 Tā zài yīnyuè fāngmiàn hěn yǒu tiānfèn. She has a lot of natural talent for music.
  • 有天分不等于成功,还要努力。 Yǒu tiānfèn bù děngyú chénggōng, hái yào nǔlì. Having talent does not mean success; you still have to work hard.

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