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出自

chū zì · chu zi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to come from
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Where does that line come from?

  1. Liangliang

    “床前明月光(chuángqiánmíngyuèguāng)”，这句话(zhèjùhuà)出自(chūzì)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Where does the line about moonlight before my bed come from?

  2. Dengdeng

    出自(chūzì)李白(lǐbái)的(de)诗(shī)。

    It comes from a poem by Li Bai.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

  4. Dengdeng

    小学(xiǎoxué)的(de)时候(shíhou)，老师(lǎoshī)让(ràng)我们(wǒmen)背过(bèiguò)。

    In primary school the teacher made us memorize it.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)“我饿了(wǒèle)”这句话(zhèjùhuà)出自(chūzì)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Then where does the line I'm hungry come from?

  6. Dengdeng

    出自(chūzì)你(nǐ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)！

    From your stomach!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)引(yǐn)用(yòng)出(chū)自(zì)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where does this quote come from?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jkyochen · English by Cabo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)幅(fú)画(huà)出(chū)自(zì)一(yí)位(wèi)年(nián)轻(qīng)画(huà)家(jiā)之(zhī)手(shǒu)。

This painting comes from the hand of a young painter.

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