出自

• Pinyin: chū zì
• Desglose de hanzi: 出 = to come out; 自 = pictograph of a nose = self/from

Significado

proceder de; provenir de; tener su origen en

Used to indicate the source or origin of something, especially quotes, works, or ideas. More literary than 来自, often used when citing sources or describing origins of cultural items.

Ejemplos

1. 这句名言出自孔子的论语。
2. 这幅画出自一位无名画家之手。
3. 他的成功出自多年的刻苦努力。

Guía de uso

Contexto: literature, citation, origin

Tono: literary

Correcto

• 这个成语出自三国演义。(This idiom comes from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.)
• 这个设计出自著名建筑师之手。(This design is from a famous architect.)

Incorrecto

• 我出自北京 (For where you're from, use 来自 — 出自 is for sources of things, not people's hometowns)

Origen e historia

Compound of 出 (to come out) and 自 (from). Literally to come out from.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal