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来自

lái zì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 來自

来自 (lái zì) means "to come from". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 来自 means

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

The characters in 来自

• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course

Example sentences

• 我来自中国
  Wǒ láizì Zhōngguó
  I'm originally from China.
• 我来自札幌。
  Wǒ láizì Zháhuǎng.
  I'm from Sapporo.
• 我来自四国。
  Wǒ láizì Sìguó.
  I am from Shikoku.
• 我来自台北.
  Wǒ láizì Táiběi.
  I come from Taipei.
• 你来自台北.
  Nǐ láizì Táiběi.
  You come from Taipei.
• 我来自东京。
  I'm from Tokyo.

Where 来自 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Remaining & Varied Terms (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lái zì correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.