生来

生來
shēnglái
  1. from birth
  2. by one's nature

CEDICT

  1. always
  2. born with (a particular trait)

Wiktionary

  1. 有生以来。
  2. 先天所赋予。
  3. 吴语：(1）当然。《海上花列传．第四回》：「生来摆来哚床浪哉啘，阿耍摆到地浪去？」(2）本来。《海上花列传．第一八回》：「耐是生来一迳蛮称心，我陆裡有故个福气？」

重編國語辭典

Examples

人人生来平等。

All men are created equal.

Source: Tatoeba

我生来就是为了爱你的。

I was born to love you.

Source: Tatoeba

Kent生来就是个领导人。

Kent is a born leader.

Source: Tatoeba

我一直都知道我生来就是为了做这工作。

I always knew I was born to do this work.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
2 来 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)