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来自 (láizì) is used to express where something or someone comes from. Its meaning is similar to &quot;to come from&quot; in English.

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* 我 ''来自'' 中国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ ''láizì'' Zhōngguó.</span><span class="trans">I come from China.</span>
* 我 的 很 多 书 都 ''来自'' 日本 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de hěn duō shū dōu ''láizì'' Rìběn.</span><span class="trans">I lot of the books I read come from Japan.</span>
* 我们 公司 的 客户 ''来自'' 美国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī de kèhù ''láizì'' Měiguó.</span><span class="trans">Our company's clients come from the USA.</span>
* 我的 这个 想法 ''来自'' 生活 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de zhège xiǎngfǎ ''láizì'' shēnghuó.</span><span class="trans">This idea of mine originated from daily life.</span>
* 这 是 ''来自'' 政府 的 报告 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè shì ''láizì'' zhèngfǔ de bàogào.</span><span class="trans">This is a report from the government.</span>
* 有 些 坏 习惯 ''来自'' 迷信 。 <span class="pinyin">Yǒu xiē huài xíguàn ''láizì'' míxìn.</span><span class="trans">There are some bad habits that originate from superstition.</span>
* 小明 的 成功 ''来自'' 他的 努力 和 认真 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo Míng de chénggōng ''láizì'' tā de nǔlì hé rènzhēn.</span><span class="trans">Xiao Ming's success stems from his hard work and earnestness.</span>
* 听 了 ''来自'' 教授 的 建议 ， 我 决定 去 上海 。 <span class="pinyin">Tīng le ''láizì'' jiàoshòu de jiànyì, wǒ juédìng qù Shànghǎi.</span><span class="trans">After listening to the professor's suggestion, I decided to go to Shanghai.</span>
* 我 和 Tom 虽然 ''来自'' 不同 的 国家 ， 但是 我们 是 好 朋友 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ hé Tom suīrán ''láizì'' bùtóng de guójiā, dànshì wǒmen shì hǎo péngyou.</span><span class="trans">Although Tom and I come from different countries, we're good friends.</span>
* 我 设计 的 这 副 作品 ''来自'' 小王 的 启发 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ shèjì de zhè fù zuòpǐn ''láizì'' Xiǎo Míng de qǐfā.</span><span class="trans">This piece I designed was inspired by Xiao Wang.</span>


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