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土生土长

tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng

Traditional: 土生土長

(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous

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Meaning of 土生土长 in English

tǔshēng-tǔzhǎngHSK 7–9Syllabus #9522
  1. (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous

Characters

土 on its own →
tǔ · earth

HSK words with 土

土HSK 4土地HSK 5土豆HSK 5本土HSK 6土壤HSK 6出土HSK 7–9国土HSK 7–9领土HSK 7–9泥土HSK 7–9水土HSK 7–9
生 on its own →
shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to b

HSK words with 生

生病HSK 1先生HSK 1学生HSK 1医生HSK 1大学生HSK 1小学生HSK 1中学生HSK 1生日HSK 2出生HSK 3发生HSK 3
长 on its own →
cháng · long

HSK words with 长

长HSK 2校长HSK 3队长HSK 4家长HSK 4院长HSK 4增长HSK 4长处HSK 5长度HSK 5长久HSK 5长期HSK 5

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