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来自

lái zì · lai zi

Traditional 來自

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to come from (a place)
  2. From: (in email header)
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In a conversation

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Where are you from?

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)来自(láizì)哪个(nǎge)国家(guójiā)？

    Leon, which country are you from?

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)来自(láizì)法国(fǎguó)。你们(nǐmen)呢(ne)？

    I'm from France. What about you?

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)来自(láizì)不同(bùtóng)的(de)地方(dìfang)。我(wǒ)来自(láizì)四川(sìchuān)，灯灯(dēngdēng)来自(láizì)北京(běijīng)。

    We're from different places. I'm from Sichuan, Dengdeng is from Beijing.

  4. Leon

    那(nà)这些(zhèxiē)羊肉串(yángròuchuàn)来自(láizì)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Then where do these lamb skewers come from?

  5. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)来自(láizì)新疆(xīnjiāng)……可是(kěshì)他(tā)自己(zìjǐ)来自(láizì)河南(hénán)。

    The boss says Xinjiang... but he himself is from Henan.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)来(lái)自(zì)澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)，玛(mǎ)丽(lì)来(lái)自(zì)新(xīn)西(xī)兰(lán)。

Tom is from Australia and Mary is from New Zealand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)封(fēng)信(xìn)来(lái)自(zì)一(yì)家(jiā)国(guó)外(wài)的(de)公(gōng)司(sī)。

This letter comes from a foreign company.

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来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

自
zì

(bound form) self; oneself; from; since

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