得天独厚

得天独厚 détiāndúhòu

Blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature^†

得天独厚 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體得天獨厚 detianduhou

What 得天独厚 means

Blessed by heaven (idiom)^†
enjoying exceptional advantages^†
favored by nature^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 得天独厚, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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得天独厚 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

得

dé / děi / de

Get; Have to (need)

天

tiān

Day (heaven - sky)

独

dú

Alone (only - independent)

厚

hòu

Thick (profound)

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得天独厚 in a sentence

这里气候温和，发展农业得天独厚。

Zhèlǐ qìhòu wēnhé, fāzhǎn nóngyè détiāndúhòu.

The mild climate here gives farming exceptional natural advantages.

他嗓音条件得天独厚，天生适合唱歌。

Tā sǎngyīn tiáojiàn détiāndúhòu, tiānshēng shìhé chànggē.

His voice is exceptionally gifted; he was born to sing.

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What does 得天独厚 mean in English?

得天独厚 is pronounced détiāndúhòu and means Blessed by heaven (idiom), enjoying exceptional advantages, favored by nature †.

How do you pronounce 得天独厚?

得天独厚 is détiāndúhòu in pinyin — written detianduhou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 得天独厚?

得天独厚 is written with 4 characters: 得 (dé / děi / de) Get; Have to (need), 天 (tiān) Day (heaven - sky), 独 (dú) Alone (only - independent), 厚 (hòu) Thick (profound). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 得天独厚 written in traditional Chinese?

得天獨厚. The simplified form 得天独厚 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 得天獨厚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced détiāndúhòu.

Is 得天独厚 an HSK word?

Yes — 得天独厚 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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