自 然 zì rán nature / natural / naturally 天 生 tiān shēng nature / disposition / innate / natural 天 然 tiān rán natural 先 天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 / [hou4 tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural 洒 脱 sǎ tuō free and at ease / natural / unconstrained 雍 容 yōng róng natural / graceful / and poised 大 大 方 方 dà dà fāng fāng confident / calm / natural / poised 资 源 zī yuán natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism) 当 然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt 大 方 dà fang generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed 资 质 zī zhì aptitude / natural endowments 天 然 气 tiān rán qì natural gas 大 自 然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world) 本 色 běn shǎi natural color 本 色 běn sè inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities 燃 气 rán qì fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) 生 态 环 境 shēng tài huán jìng ecosystem / natural environment 本 性 běn xìng natural instincts / nature / inherent quality 出 产 chū chǎn to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc) / to yield / to turn out / produce / products 自 然 科 学 zì rán kē xué natural sciences 港 湾 gǎng wān natural harbor / bay serving as harbor 天 道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) 原 味 yuán wèi authentic taste / plain cooked / natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) 生 性 shēng xìng natural disposition 自 然 界 zì rán jiè nature / the natural world 储 量 chǔ liàng remaining quantity / reserves (of natural resources, oil etc) 海 绵 hǎi mián sponge (zoology) / sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc) / foam rubber 透 支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse 自 然 资 源 zì rán zī yuán natural resource 受 灾 shòu zāi disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity 自 然 人 zì rán rén natural person (law) / see also 法人[fa3 ren2] 自 然 灾 害 zì rán zāi hài natural disaster 天 时 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order 逆 天 nì tiān to be in defiance of the natural order 天 理 tiān lǐ Heaven's law / the natural order of things 天 分 tiān fèn natural gift / talent 宗 主 zōng zhǔ head of a clan / natural leader / person of prestige and authority in a domain / suzerain 天 敌 tiān dí predator / natural enemy 秦 岭 Qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 物 产 wù chǎn products / produce / natural resources 天 灾 tiān zāi natural disaster 行 云 流 水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced 防 灾 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 无 法 无 天 wú fǎ wú tiān regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom) / maverick / undisciplined and out of control 水 土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 蚕 丝 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) 生 母 shēng mǔ natural mother / birth mother 天 然 橡 胶 tiān rán xiàng jiāo natural rubber 抗 灾 kàng zāi defense against natural disasters 深 潭 shēn tán deep natural pond / deep pit / abyss 天 灾 人 祸 tiān zāi rén huò natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom) 落 落 大 方 luò luò dà fāng (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained 秉 性 bǐng xìng innate character / natural disposition / attitude 理 texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up 龙 洞 lóng dòng cave / natural cavern (in limestone) 博 物 bó wù natural science 灭 失 miè shī loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) 风 土 fēng tǔ natural conditions and social customs of a place / local conditions 禀 赋 bǐng fù natural endowment / gift 天 年 tiān nián natural life span 天 险 tiān xiǎn a natural stronghold 返 璞 归 真 fǎn pú guī zhēn to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state 天 择 tiān zé natural selection 顺 产 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 闭 月 羞 花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world 自 然 数 zì rán shù natural number 暴 殄 天 物 bào tiǎn tiān wù to waste natural resources recklessly / not to know how to use things sparingly 自 然 选 择 zì rán xuǎn zé natural selection 自 然 语 言 zì rán yǔ yán natural language 自 然 增 长 率 zì rán zēng zhǎng shuài rate of natural increase 韵 致 yùn zhì grace / natural charm 灾 荒 zāi huāng natural disaster / famine 禀 性 bǐng xìng natural disposition 自 然 疗 法 zì rán liáo fǎ natural therapy 生 物 界 shēng wù jiè biosphere / natural world 格 致 gé zhì to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 风 致 fēng zhì natural charm / grace 格 物 gé wù to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2] / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 天 演 tiān yǎn natural change / evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化|进化) 物 候 wù hòu natural phenomena of a seasonal nature 压 缩 天 然 气 compressed natural gas 备 荒 bèi huāng to prepare against natural disasters 缓 冲 带 natural vegetative strips / buffer strip 人 之 常 情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural 穷 山 恶 水 qióng shān è shuǐ lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) / fig. inhospitable natural environment 吴 越 同 舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom) / fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together 自 然 经 济 zì rán jīng jì natural economy (exchange of goods by bartering not involving money) 父 慈 子 孝 fù cí zǐ xiào benevolent father, filial son (idiom) / natural love between parents and children 物 竞 天 择 wù jìng tiān zé natural selection 自 然 法 zì rán fǎ natural law 天 然 本 地 tiān rán běn dì natural background 天 然 毒 素 tiān rán dú sù natural toxin 天 然 铀 tiān rán yóu natural uranium 自 然 科 学 基 金 会 zì rán kē xué jī jīn huì natural science fund 还 原 号 huán yuán hào (music notation) natural sign, ♮ 京 都 念 慈 菴 枇 杷 膏 Jīng dū niàn cí ān pí pá gāo Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, a Traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy / condensed loquat extract 假 声 jiǎ shēng falsetto / opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1] 天 然 照 亮 tiān rán zhào liàng natural lighting 天 然 纤 维 tiān rán xiān wéi natural fiber 天 要 落 雨 ， 娘 要 嫁 人 tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom) / fig. the natural order of things / something you can't go against
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