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土生
tǔshēng
Description
"土生"的意思是在一个地方出生并长大。
"土生" means to be born and raised in a place.
我们常常说"土生土长",表示一个人从小就住在那个地方。
We often say "土生土长" to indicate someone has lived in a place since childhood.
Meanings
土生tǔshēng
born and raised locally; native-born
他是土生的北京人。
He is a native Beijinger.
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Notes
- Etymology
土 (local land) + 生 (born); literally "born of the local soil".
- Nuance
almost always used in the fixed phrase 土生土长 rather than alone.
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