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先天

xiāntiān

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])

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Meaning of 先天 in English

xiāntiānHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #9834
  1. embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
  2. inborn; innate; natural

Characters

先 on its own →
xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

HSK words with 先

先生HSK 1先HSK 3首先HSK 4领先HSK 5事先HSK 5先后HSK 5先进HSK 5率先HSK 6先前HSK 6优先HSK 6
天 on its own →
tiān · day

HSK words with 天

天HSK 1白天HSK 1今天HSK 1明天HSK 1天气HSK 1昨天HSK 1星期天HSK 1半天HSK 3春天HSK 3冬天HSK 3

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences