天机 (tiān jī) — heavenly secret; divine mystery; (literary) innate talent; natural bent
Definition
Literary noun with two main senses: a 'heavenly secret / divine mystery' (something hidden or inexpliqué, as in 天机不可泄露), and a 'natural talent or bent' someone is born with.
noun
heavenly secretdivine mystery(literary) innate talentnatural bent
Examples
- 天机，。tiān jī Bù kě xiè lòu, fǒu zé huì rě lái má fan.Heaven's secrets must not be revealed, or it will cause trouble.
- 天机，。Tā duì yīn yuè yǒu dú tè de tiān jī, yì tīng jiù dǒng.He has a unique natural talent for music — he understands it as soon as he hears it.
- 天机，。Dà zì rán de tiān jī, rén lèi zhì jīn réng rán wú fǎ jiě shì.The mysteries of nature are still inexplicable to humans.
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