Chinese symbol for “inherent”
与生俱来
yǔ shēng jù lái
Traditional: 與生俱來
inherent; innate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inherent is 与生俱来 (yǔ shēng jù lái), defined as: inherent; innate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “inherent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本 | běn | (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source |
| 固有 | gù yǒu | intrinsic to sth; inherent |
| 本质上 (本質上) | běn zhì shàng | essentially; inherent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 与生俱来.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参与 (參與) | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 与其 (與其) | yǔ qí | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 (yǔ qí) + {verb1} + 不如 (bù rú) + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}") |
| 与此同时 (與此同時) | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time; meanwhile |
| 与会 (與會) | yù huì | to participate in a meeting |
| 参与者 (參與者) | cān yù zhě | participant |
| 与否 (與否) | yǔ fǒu | whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life |
| 俱乐部 (俱樂部) | jù lè bù | (loanword) club (the organization or its premises) |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inherent”.
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