天才: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

Definitions (Wiktionary)

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)

Definitions (HSK3.0)

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
他是个天才。
他是個天才。
tā shì gè tiān cái 。
- He is a genius.
- He's a genius.
- She's a genius.
Mandarin
我不知道这本书的作者是谁，但他肯定是个天才。
我不知道這本書的作者是誰，但他肯定是個天才。
wǒ bù zhī dào zhè běn shū de zuò zhě shì shuí ， dàn tā kěn dìng shì gè tiān cái 。
- No matter who it was that wrote this book, he's very clever.
Mandarin
她儿子是个天才。
她兒子是個天才。
tā ér zi shì gè tiān cái 。
- Her son is a genius.
- His son is a genius.
- Your son is a genius.
Mandarin
爱因斯坦是个数学天才。
愛因斯坦是個數學天才。
ài yīn sī tǎn shì gè shù xué tiān cái 。
- Einstein was a mathematical genius.
Mandarin
我把前一天才买的照相机弄不见了。
我把前一天才買的照相機弄不見了。
wǒ bǎ qián yī tiān cái mǎi de zhào xiàng jī nòng bù jiàn le 。
- I lost the camera I had bought the day before.
- I lost the camera I'd bought the day before.

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
爱因斯坦系一个数学天才。
愛因斯坦係一個數學天才。
oi3 jan1 si1 taan2 hai6 jat1 go3 sou3 hok6 tin1 coi4 。
- Einstein was a mathematical genius.
Cantonese
有乜嘢令到一啲人成为天才，而另一啲人成为蠢材呢？
有乜嘢令到一啲人成為天才，而另一啲人成為蠢材呢？
jau5 mat1 je5 ling6 dou3 jat1 di1 jan4 sing4 wai4 tin1 coi4 ， ji4 ling6 jat1 di1 jan4 sing4 wai4 ceon2 coi4 nei4 ？
- What makes one person a genius and another person a fool?

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
天才
天才
tin1 coi4
- a genius
Cantonese
天才系百分之1嘅灵感同百分之99嘅汗水。
天才係百分之1嘅靈感同百分之99嘅汗水。
tin1 coi4 hai6 baak3 fan6 zi1 jat1 ge3 ling4 gam2 tung4 baak3 fan6 zi1 gau2 sap6 gau2 ge3 hon6 seoi2.
- Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Cantonese
全世界都认为佢系一个天才，其实佢只不过系一个骗子。
全世界都認為佢係一個天才，其實佢只不過係一個騙子。
cyun4 sai3 gaai3 dou1 jing6 wai4 keoi5 hai6 jat1 go3 tin1 coi4, kei4 sat6 keoi5 zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 jat1 go3 pin3 zi2
- The whole world thought he was a genius, but in fact he was just a con man.
Cantonese
个天才少年十四岁就畀大学破格取录咗。
個天才少年十四歲就畀大學破格取錄咗。
go3 tin1 coi4 siu3 nin4 sap6 sei3 seoi3 zau6 bei2 daai6 hok6 po3 gaak3 ceoi2 luk6 zo2
- That genius kid unconventionally got admitted to an university at the age of fourteen.
Cantonese
寻晚打机打通宵，一阵考试我谂住打天才波㗎咋。
尋晚打機打通宵，一陣考試我諗住打天才波㗎咋。
cam4 maan5 daa2 gei1 daa2 tung1 siu1, jat1 zan6 haau2 si5 ngo5 nam2 zyu6 daa2 tin1 coi4 bo1 gaa3 zaa3.
- I played games the whole night. For the exam, I'm planning to just rely on my innate talent.

Examples (Wiktionary)

Mandarin
天才
天才
tiān cái
- genius
Mandarin
她扭捏了好半天才说出来话。
她扭捏了好半天才説出來話。
tā niǔ niē le hǎo bàn tiān cái shuō chū lái huà ．
- She acted shy for a quite while before she spoke.
Mandarin
“你知道吗？太阳只有白天才看得到。”“废话！”
“你知道嗎？太陽只有白天才看得到。”“廢話！”
“ nǐ zhī dào ma ？ tài yang zhǐ yǒu bái tiān cái kàn de dào ． ” “ fèi huà ！ ”
- ‘Do you know that the sun can only be seen in the daytime?’ ‘You don’t say!’
Cantonese
乜鬼系天才？乜鬼系白痴？ [Cantonese, trad.]乜鬼系天才？乜鬼系白痴？
乜鬼係天才？乜鬼係白痴？ [Cantonese, trad.]乜鬼系天才？乜鬼系白痴？
mat1 gwai2 hai6 tin1 coi4? mat1 gwai2 hai6 baak6 ci1?
- What the hell is a genius? What the hell is an idiot?
Mandarin
密司张是曾在急诊处受过两年严格训练的护士，而我们，包括鸭头，今天才第一次看到人工呼吸的真面目。
密司张是曾在急诊处受过两年严格训练的护士，而我们，包括鸭头，今天才第一次看到人工呼吸的真面目。
Ｆｒｏｍ：１９８１，黃以信，響自聽筒的彼端， yin 《北醫青年》，ｉｓｓｕｅ３３
- Miss Chang is a nurse who has gone through two years of rigorous training at the emergency department, and today was the first time we, including Yatou, saw artificial respiration in real life.

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