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what's the difference 出生的 or 从来
我从台湾来
我是在中国出生 [的]
i come from taiwan
i am from china or i was born in china
which one to use?
Oct 24, 2013 7:02 PM
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if someone asks you 'where are you from', you should answer 'Im from ****' (ex:我从台湾来 ) But, for example, if someone's parents are chinese and he born in Korea, he can say 'Im a Chinese but im born in Korea'
October 25, 2013
1
they are different parts of speech
and
actually different words
出生的 = born
从... 来... = came... from... (but not necessarily was born there)
October 25, 2013
if someone asks you 'where are you from', you should answer 'Im from ****' (ex:我从台湾来 )
But, for example, if someone's parents are chinese and he born in Korea, he can say 'Im a Chinese but im born in Korea'
October 25, 2013
If you say 我从台湾来 , it means you have come from Taiwan to somewhere else. If you want to say you come from (ie born in) Taiwan, you would say 我来自台湾。
October 24, 2013
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