# 先天 (xiāntiān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 先天 (xiāntiān) means “inborn; innate; congenital”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: inborn; innate; congenital
- Pinyin: xiāntiān (xian1 tian1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 后天的努力可以弥补先天的不足。
  Hòutiān de nǔlì kěyǐ míbǔ xiāntiān de bùzú.
  Hard work can make up for innate disadvantages.

## Characters

- [先](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-first/) (xiān): first; beforehand
- [天](https://hanziro.com/word/tian-day/) (tiān): day; sky

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-tian-inborn/

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