Expressing "to come from" with "laizi"

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

  • 来自中国. I come from China.
  • 我的这个想法来自生活.
  • 我用的很多东西都来自淘宝.
  • 我们公司的客户来自美国.
  • 小明的成功来自他的努力和认真.
  • 有些坏习惯来自迷信,我们不应该做.
  • 听了来自教授的建议,我决定去上海.
  • 我和Tom虽然来自不同的国家,但是我们是好朋友.
  • 公司从来自政府的报告中看到了希望. The company saw hope from the government's report.
  • 我设计的这副作品来自小王的启发. This piece of work I designed was inspired by Xiao Wang.


Sources and further reading

Books