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| − | *我<em>来自</em>中国 | + | * 我 <em>来自</em> 中国 。 <span class="trans">I come from China.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 我 书 的 很 多 书 都 <em>来自</em> 日本 。 <span class="trans">I lot of the books I read come from Japan.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 我们 公司 的 客户 <em>来自</em> 美国 。 <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="trans">This idea of mine originated from daily life.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 这 是 <em>来自</em> 政府 的 报告 。 <span class="trans">This is a report from the government.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 有 些 坏 习惯 <em>来自</em> 迷信 。 <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="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="trans">After listening to the professor's suggestion, 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="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="trans">This piece I designed was inspired by Xiao Wang.</span> |
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来自 (láizì) is used to express where something or someone comes from. 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.
- 我 书 的 很 多 书 都 来自 日本 。 I lot of the books I read 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 professor's suggestion, 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
