(lái zì) - to come from, to originate from in Mandarin
láizìTraditional: 來自
HSK 4
#674 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to come from, to originate from
Word origin
来自 means to come from. 来 (lái) is to come (originally a wheat pictograph). 自 (zì) means from, or oneself, and is a pictograph of a nose, the part one points to when referring to oneself.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 来 (lái, to come) + 自 (zì, from; nose pictograph)
Stroke order
来
自
Examples
。
I come from Britain.
。
He comes from an ordinary family.
。
This idea came from my teacher.
封。
This letter comes from London.
童。
This story comes from his childhood.
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