来自 (come from)
IntroducedOrigins extend beyond places
- Information comes from a particular report.
- this这个news消息come from来自一份to inform报告。 — come from来自 names the report as the information's source.
Information comes from a particular report. What does 这个消息来自一份报告。 communicate?
来自 names the report as the information's source. The source can be a place, person or document. 来自 does not prove that the source is accurate or trustworthy.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is come from来自 (come from). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
these这些students学生come from来自different不同countries国家。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: They come from different countries: 这些学生 ____ 不同国家。
来自 + Place = come from: 来自不同国家.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, this这个news消息come from来自一份to inform报告。: come from来自 names the report as the information's source.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
来自 compared with 从…来 is…
来自 + Place (formal); 从 + Place + 来 (everyday).
Know the boundary
- The source can be a place, person or document.
- come from来自 does not prove that the source is accurate or trustworthy.
来自 takes the place directly, with no following 来.
Yes: 我来自中国 (not 我来自中国来).
In the opening situation: 来自 names the report as the information's source.
The source can be a place, person or document. 来自 does not prove that the source is accurate or trustworthy. 来自 names the report as the information's source.
Use the distinction
- come from来自 names the report as the information's source.
- The source can be a place, person or document. come from来自 does not prove that the source is accurate or trustworthy.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verbs.
Information comes from a particular report. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.