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= Expressing "to come from" with "laizi" =
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来自 (láizì) is used to express where something or someone comes from. Its meaning is similar to "to come from" in English.
=== Structure ===
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- Level[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points B1]
- Similar to
- [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22from%E2%80%A6_to%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22cong%E2%80%A6_dao%E2%80%A6%22 Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…"] (A2)
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- Keywords[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9D%A5%E8%87%AA 来自], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9D%A5 来]
- Translations[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/To_come_from to come from], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Come come], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/From from]
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== Contents ==
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* [[#Structure|1 Structure]]
* [[#Examples|2 Examples]]
* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|3 Sources and further reading]]
** [[#Books|3.1 Books]]
Subj. + 来自 + Place
=== Examples ===
You can see that in some of the sentences below dealing with ideas and other abstract nouns, a translation like "originate from" may be more appropriate.
* 我 ''来自'' 中国 。 I come from China.
* 我 的 很 多 书 都 ''来自'' 日本 。 I lot of the books I read come from Japan.
* 我们 公司 的 客户 ''来自'' 美国 。 Our company's clients come from the USA.
* 我的 这个 想法 ''来自'' 生活 。 This idea of mine originated from daily life.
* 这 是 ''来自'' 政府 的 报告 。 This is a report from the government.
* 有 些 坏 习惯 ''来自'' 迷信 。 There are some bad habits that originate from superstition.
* 小明 的 成功 ''来自'' 他的 努力 和 认真 。 Xiao Ming's success stems from his hard work and earnestness.
* 听 了 ''来自'' 教授 的 建议 ， 我 决定 去 上海 。 After listening to the professor's suggestion, I decided to go to Shanghai.
* 我 和 Tom 虽然 ''来自'' 不同 的 国家 ， 但是 我们 是 好 朋友 。 Although Tom and I come from different countries, we're good friends.
* 我 设计 的 这 副 作品 ''来自'' 小王 的 启发 。 This piece I designed was inspired by Xiao Wang.
== Sources and further reading ==
=== Books ===
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Anything_Goes_(%E6%97%A0%E6%89%80%E4%B8%8D%E8%B0%88) Anything Goes (无所不谈)] (pp. 63, 107, 237) [https://amzn.to/2Kr8yz8 →buy]
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