Chinese word dictionary

土生土长

tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng · (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous

Word information

Simplified土生土长
Traditional土生土長
Pinyintǔshēng-tǔzhǎng
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 土生土长

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