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发自

fā zì · fa zi

Traditional 發自

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A thank-you book

  1. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Huh? What is this?

  2. Dengdeng

    一(yī)本(běn)书(shū)。我(wǒ)发自(fāzì)内心(nèixīn)地(de)想(xiǎng)谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)

    A book. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  3. Liangliang

    谢(xiè)我(wǒ)什么(shénme)？

    Thank me for what?

  4. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)上(shàng)个(gè)月(yuè)借(jiè)我(wǒ)书(shū)

    Thank you for lending me a book last month.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)呀(ya)！

    But this book is mine!

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)是(shì)发自(fāzì)内心(nèixīn)地(de)还(huán)给(gěi)你(nǐ)

    Yes, so I am giving it back from the heart.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)句(jù)感(gǎn)谢(xiè)的(de)话(huà)发(fā)自(zì)他(tā)的(de)内(nèi)心(xīn)。

These words of thanks come from the bottom of his heart.

02

她(tā)的(de)笑(xiào)容(róng)发(fā)自(zì)真(zhēn)心(xīn)，让(ràng)人(rén)感(gǎn)到(dào)温(wēn)暖(nuǎn)。

Her smile comes from sincerity and makes people feel warm.

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