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dé 得 tiān 天 dú 独 hòu 厚

得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu

richly endowed by nature; enjoying exceptional advantages

Literally: receive heaven alone generous

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Origin

From Hong Liangji's Beijiang Shihua (Qing dynasty): 得天独厚,故吟咏之富,有如此者.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate; positive. Often 得天独厚的条件/优势.

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  1. 这里气候温和，土壤肥沃，发展农业有得天独厚的条件。
    Zhèlǐ qìhòu wēnhé, tǔrǎng féiwò, fāzhǎn nóngyè yǒu dé tiān dú hòu de tiáojiàn.
    With its mild climate and fertile soil, this place has exceptional natural advantages for agriculture.
    here climate mild, soil fertile, develop agriculture have receive heaven alone generous (attributive particle) condition
  2. 她嗓音得天独厚，从小就被认为是唱歌的料。
    Tā sǎngyīn dé tiān dú hòu, cóngxiǎo jiù bèi rènwéi shì chànggē de liào.
    Her voice is a natural gift; from childhood she was regarded as born to sing.
    she voice receive heaven alone generous, from small then (passive marker) consider is sing (attributive particle) material

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