来自
lái zìㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: LAI TỰ
Traditional: 來自
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to come from (a place); From: (in email header)
Examples
我来自越南。
wǒ lái zì yuè nán.
I'm from Vietnam.
这些学生来自不同的国家。
zhè xiē xué shēng lái zì bù tóng de guó jiā.
These students come from different countries.
这些水果来自南方。
zhè xiē shuǐ guǒ lái zì nán fāng.
These fruits come from the south.
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Stroke order
LAI · 7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre
TỰ · 6 strokes
self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely
Related words
- 来 lái — to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approxi
- 起来 qǐ lai — to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]
- 起来 qi lai — (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qǐ lai]
- 原来 yuán lái — original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- 后来 hòu lái — afterwards; later; newly arrived
- 本来 běn lái — original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- 从来 cóng lái — always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- 将来 jiāng lái — in the future; future; the future