天才 (tiān cái) — talent; gift; genius (a person of exceptional ability)
Definition
天才 emphasizes exceptional, almost innate ability — a 'genius', often a person. 才 alone is a suffix meaning talent in general (天才, 奇才); 才华/才能 refer to a person's developed ability rather than innate genius.
noun
talentgiftgenius (a person of exceptional ability)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 天才，。Tā zhēn shì gè tiān cái, xiǎo xiǎo nián jì jiù xiě chū le zhè me hǎo de xiǎo shuō.He's really a genius, writing such a good novel at such a young age.
- 天才。Tā de yīn yuè tiān cái ràng suǒ yǒu lǎo shī dōu gǎn dào jīng yà.Her musical talent surprised all the teachers.
- 天才。Zhè ge tiān cái de fā míng gǎi biàn le shì jiè.This genius's invention changed the world.
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