来自lái zìto come from (a place)
来自 (lái zì) means "to come from (a place)." It appears in 我来自中国。 (I come from China.) and 这些水果来自南方。 (These fruits come from the south.) In the dialogue, A asks where B is from, B says China and asks A back, and A says A comes from England.
What does 来自 mean?
- 1.
to come from (a place)verb
What do the characters in 来自 mean?
- 来to come
- 自from; since
How do you use 来自?
Followed by a place: 来自中国, 来自南方.
What are some examples of 来自 in a sentence?
How is 来自 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你好,你来自哪里?
Nǐ hǎo, nǐ láizì nǎlǐ?
Hi, where are you from?
- Speaker B:
我来自中国。你呢?
Wǒ láizì Zhōngguó. Nǐ ne?
I'm from China. And you?
- Speaker A:
我来自英国。
Wǒ láizì Yīngguó.
I'm from England.
- Speaker B:
很高兴认识你!
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ!
Nice to meet you!
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.