HSK · Level 43
120 words
Chinese word
出自
Pronunciation
Pinyinchū zì
Meaning
- verbcome from
Example
他出自农村。tā chū zì nóng cūn
He comes from the countryside.
More examples
她出自贫寒家庭，一直努力学习。tā chū zì pín hán jiā tíng yì zhí nǔ lì xué xí
She comes from a poor family and has always studied hard.
Core concept
A source point from which a person, work, remark, or style takes its origin.
Common phrases
出自贫寒家庭chū zì pín hán jiā tíng
come from a poor family
出自沿海地区chū zì yán hǎi dì qū
come from a coastal region
出自少数民族家庭chū zì shǎo shù mín zú jiā tíng
come from an ethnic minority family
Similar words
来自lái zì: Shows that a person or thing comes from a particular place, group, or source.
出身chū shēn: Shows a person's birthplace, upbringing, or family background.
来源lái yuán: Identifies the source or origin from which something comes or is obtained.
起源qǐ yuán: Marks the place or point where something began.
Definition in Chinese
表示某人或事物的出身或来源，可指地理或家庭出身，也可指作品、言论或风格的出处，常用于说明来源点。biǎo shì mǒu rén huò shì wù de chū shēn huò lái yuán kě zhǐ dì lǐ huò jiā tíng chū shēn yě kě zhǐ zuò pǐn yán lùn huò fēng gé de chū chǔ cháng yòng yú shuō míng lái yuán diǎn
Word origin
The compound 出 (chū, "go out") + 自 (zì, "from") pictures something emerging from a marked starting point, which explains its use for origins and sources.
Usage tips
- This word is useful in biographies, reviews, and source notes because it connects a person or creation to its background in one compact phrase.