土生土长 meaning in English
(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
Meaning of 土生土长
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- (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
土生土长 in example sentences
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土 tǔ · earth · 3 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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土 tǔ · earth · 3 strokes
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 土生土长.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 土生土长
What does 土生土长 mean?
土生土长 (tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng) means "(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous".
How do you write 土生土长?
土生土长 is made of 4 characters: 土 (3 strokes), 生 (5 strokes), 土 (3 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 土生土长 an HSK word?
Yes. 土生土长 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 土生土长 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 土生土长 is written 土生土長.