土生土长

tǔshēngtǔzhǎng

HSK 7

土生土长 — tǔshēngtǔzhǎng

1. born and raised locally; indigenous; developed locally from the outset

   他是土生土长的北京人，对这座城市非常熟悉。 tā shì tǔshēngtǔzhǎng de běijīng rén duì zhè zuò chéngshì fēicháng shúxī — He is a Beijing native, born and raised there, and is very familiar with the city.