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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
來自
- to come from; to be from
我來自中國大陸。 [MSC, trad.]
我来自中国大陆。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ láizì Zhōngguó dàlù.
- I am from mainland China.
他們都來自農村。 [MSC, trad.]
他们都来自农村。 [MSC, simp.]- Tāmen dōu láizì nóngcūn.
- They are all from the countryside.
知識不一定完全來自於學校的教育，社會也是個大學嘛。 [MSC, trad.]
知识不一定完全来自于学校的教育，社会也是个大学嘛。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhīshí bù yīdìng wánquán láizì yú xuéxiào de jiàoyù, shèhuì yě shì ge dàxué ma.
- Knowledge does not come from schooling alone. Society is a kind of university.
Synonyms
- 來源／来源 (láiyuán)
- 出乎 (chūhū)
- 出於／出于 (chūyú)
- 出自 (chūzì)
- 嚟自 (lei4 zi6) (Cantonese)
- 導源／导源 (dǎoyuán)
- 張本／张本 (zhāngběn) (literary)
- 源於／源于 (yuányú)
- 源自 (yuánzì)
- 濫觴／滥觞 (lànshāng) (literary)
- 發源／发源 (fāyuán) (figurative)
- 發脈／发脉 (fa6 me6) (Xiang)
- 起源 (qǐyuán)
Derived terms
See also
- (not to be confused with) 自來／自来 (zìlái)