来自 láizì come from (a place)
How to remember 来自: 来 come + 自 self = come from (a place).
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How it is used
- 'Come from' + a source or place, taken directly with no 从 - 他来自北京 (tā láizì Běijīng) he's from Beijing; 来自各国的游客 (láizì gèguó de yóukè) tourists from all over.
- More written/formal than the spoken 从…来 (cóng…lái); you'd say 他从北京来 in casual speech.
- Works for abstract sources too - 压力来自工作 (yālì láizì gōngzuò) the pressure comes from work.
Example sentences
- 你真的来自这里？ Nǐ zhēnde láizì zhèlǐ?Are you really from here?
- 我知道他来自哪里。 Wǒ zhīdào tā láizì nǎlǐ.I know where he comes from.
- 我们来自东方。 Wǒmen lái zì dōngfāng.We're from the East.