Chinese word

天然

Pronunciation

Pinyintiān rán

Meaning

  • adjectivenatural

Example

这家店只卖天然食品。zhè jiā diàn zhǐ mài tiān rán shí pǐn

This store sells only natural foods.

Illustration for 天然 (natural)

More examples

很多人选择购买标注含有天然成分的护肤品。hěn duō rén xuǎn zé gòu mǎi biāo zhù hán yǒu tiān rán chéng fèn de hù fū pǐn

Many people choose to buy skincare products labeled as containing natural ingredients.

Core concept

A natural state that has not been shaped into something artificial, including a person's unforced manner.

Common phrases

  • 天然食品tiān rán shí pǐn

    natural foods

  • 天然成分tiān rán chéng fèn

    natural ingredients

  • 天然护肤品tiān rán hù fū pǐn

    natural skincare products

Similar words

自然zì rán: Existing in a way that is not shaped by human action.

Definition in Chinese

指未经人工加工或影响、保留自然状态的事物；用于形容人时指行为或性格不做作、率真，有时带有单纯或粗心的含义。zhǐ wèi jīng rén gōng jiā gōng huò yíng xiǎng bǎo liú zì rán zhuàng tài de shì wù yòng yú xíng róng rén shí zhǐ xíng wéi huò xìng gé bú zuò zuò shuài zhēn yǒu shí dài yǒu dān chún huò cū xīn de hán yì

Word origin

天 (tiān, "heaven") + 然 (rán, "so; in that state") forms 天然 (tiānrán, "natural"), linking the natural world with a state left unchanged.

Usage tips

  • When 天然 (tiānrán, "natural") describes a person, it can mean pleasantly unaffected, but tone may also suggest naivety or carelessness.

Opposites

Related words

  • 天然气tiān rán qìnatural gasnoun
  • 天然资源tiān rán zī yuánnatural resourcesnoun
  • 天然成分tiān rán chéng fènnatural ingredientsnoun

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