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| − | 来自 (láizì) is used to express | + | 来自 (láizì) is used to express the origin of something or someone. Its meaning is similar to "to come from" in English. |
=== Structure === | === Structure === | ||
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| − | Subj. + 来自 + | + | Subj. + 来自 + Place |
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=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
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| + | You can see that in some of the sentences below dealing with ideas and other abstract nouns, a translation like "originate from" may be more appropriate. | ||
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| − | *我<em>来自</em>中国. <span class="trans">I come from China.</span> | + | * 我 <em>来自</em> 中国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>láizì</em> Zhōngguó.</span><span class="trans">I come from China.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 这些 书 都 <em>来自</em> 日本 。 <span class="pinyin"> Zhèxiē shū dōu <em>láizì</em> Rìběn.</span><span class="trans">These books all come from Japan.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 我们 公司 的 客户 <em>来自</em> 美国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī de kèhù <em>láizì</em> Měiguó.</span><span class="trans">Our company's clients come from the USA.</span> |
| + | * 我的 这个 想法 <em>来自</em> 生活 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de zhège xiǎngfǎ <em>láizì</em> shēnghuó.</span><span class="trans">This idea of mine originated from daily life.</span> | ||
| + | * 这 是 <em>来自</em> 政府 的 报告 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè shì <em>láizì</em> zhèngfǔ de bàogào.</span><span class="trans">This is a report from the government.</span> | ||
| + | * 有 些 坏 习惯 <em>来自</em> 迷信 。 <span class="pinyin">Yǒu xiē huài xíguàn <em>láizì</em> míxìn.</span><span class="trans">There are some bad habits that originate from superstition.</span> | ||
| + | * 小明 的 成功 <em>来自</em> 他的 努力 和 认真 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo Míng de chénggōng <em>láizì</em> tā de nǔlì hé rènzhēn.</span><span class="trans">Xiao Ming's success stems from his hard work and earnestness.</span> | ||
| + | * 听 了 <em>来自</em> 教授 的 建议 ， 我 决定 去 上海 。 <span class="pinyin">Tīng le <em>láizì</em> jiàoshòu de jiànyì, wǒ juédìng qù Shànghǎi.</span><span class="trans">After listening to the suggestion from the professor, I decided to go to Shanghai.</span> | ||
| + | * 我 和 Tom 虽然 <em>来自</em> 不同 的 国家 ， 但是 我们 是 好 朋友 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ hé Tom suīrán <em>láizì</em> bùtóng de guójiā, dànshì wǒmen shì hǎo péngyou.</span><span class="trans">Although Tom and I come from different countries, we're good friends.</span> | ||
| + | * 我 设计 的 这 副 作品 <em>来自</em> 小王 的 启发 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ shèjì de zhè fù zuòpǐn <em>láizì</em> Xiǎo Wáng de qǐfā.</span><span class="trans">This piece I designed was inspired by Xiao Wang.</span> | ||
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| + | {{Basic Grammar|来自|B1|Subj. + 来自 + Place |我 <em>来自</em> 美国。|grammar point|ASG1CEA8}} | ||
| + | {{Rel char|来}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"}} | ||
| + | {{Translation|to come from}} | ||
| + | {{Translation|come}} | ||
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来自 (láizì) is used to express the origin of something or someone. Its meaning is similar to "to come from" in English.
Structure
Subj. + 来自 + Place
Examples
You can see that in some of the sentences below dealing with ideas and other abstract nouns, a translation like "originate from" may be more appropriate.
- 我 来自 中国 。 I come from China.
- 这些 书 都 来自 日本 。 These books all come from Japan.
- 我们 公司 的 客户 来自 美国 。 Our company's clients come from the USA.
- 我的 这个 想法 来自 生活 。 This idea of mine originated from daily life.
- 这 是 来自 政府 的 报告 。 This is a report from the government.
- 有 些 坏 习惯 来自 迷信 。 There are some bad habits that originate from superstition.
- 小明 的 成功 来自 他的 努力 和 认真 。 Xiao Ming's success stems from his hard work and earnestness.
- 听 了 来自 教授 的 建议 ， 我 决定 去 上海 。 After listening to the suggestion from the professor, I decided to go to Shanghai.
- 我 和 Tom 虽然 来自 不同 的 国家 ， 但是 我们 是 好 朋友 。 Although Tom and I come from different countries, we're good friends.
- 我 设计 的 这 副 作品 来自 小王 的 启发 。 This piece I designed was inspired by Xiao Wang.
Sources and further reading
Books
- Anything Goes (无所不谈) (pp. 63, 107, 237) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
