innate talent; natural aptitude
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
innate talent; natural aptitude; native endowment
Refers to the natural intellectual, artistic, or physical gifts a person is born with, as distinguished from abilities acquired through learning or practice.
Tā他
tiān天
zī资
cōng聪
yǐng颖
，
wǔ五
suì岁
jiù就
néng能
bèi背
sòng诵
shàng上
bǎi百
shǒu首
táng唐
shī诗
。
He was born with keen intelligence and could recite over a hundred Tang poems by the age of five.
Suī虽
rán然
quē缺
fá乏
yīn音
yuè乐
tiān天
zī资
，
dàn但
tā她
kào靠
qín勤
fèn奋
mí弥
bǔ补
le了
bù不
zú足
。
Although lacking innate musical talent, she made up for it with diligence.
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Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
tiān天
zī资
guò过
rén人
，
èr二
shí十
suì岁
jiù就
jǔ举
bàn办
le了
gè个
rén人
huà画
zhǎn展
。
This painter possessed exceptional natural talent and held a solo exhibition at the age of twenty.