No. 471 in Chinese
来自
"To come from" or "originate from."
In a sentence
我来自中国。
I come from China.
Here, "来自" is used to indicate the speaker's origin or where they are from, commonly used in stating one's nationality or birthplace.
这封信来自你的朋友。
This letter is from your friend.
In this sentence, "来自" indicates the origin or source of the letter, showing who sent it.
他的灵感来自于大自然。
His inspiration comes from nature.
"来自于" is used here as a way to explain the source of an abstract concept such as inspiration.
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