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Definition(s) for: 土生土长

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
土生土长 tǔ shēng - tǔ zhǎng - (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 18,009 29,033 35,684

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
土 tǔ- Tu (ethnic group)
- surname Tu
土 tǔ- earth
- dust
- clay
- local
- indigenous
- crude opium
- unsophisticated
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
土 tǔ- Tu (ethnic group)
- surname Tu
土 tǔ- earth
- dust
- clay
- local
- indigenous
- crude opium
- unsophisticated
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
长 cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
长 zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance

Other Words Containing 土生土长

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
土生土长 - 8 18,009 29,033 35,684