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以来

yǐ lái · yi lai

Traditional 以來

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. since (a previous event)
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The neighbor's rooster

  1. Dengdeng

    搬(bān)到(dào)这儿(zhèr)以来(yǐlái)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)。

    Since I moved here, I get up early every day.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？为什么(wèishénme)？

    Really? Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)邻居(línjū)的(de)公鸡(gōngjī)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)五(wǔ)点(diǎn)叫(jiào)。

    Because the neighbor's rooster crows at five every morning.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)睡(shuì)得(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Then do you sleep well?

  5. Dengdeng

    一(yī)个(gè)月(yuè)以来(yǐlái)，我(wǒ)没(méi)睡过(shuìguò)懒觉(lǎnjiào)。

    In a month, I have not slept in once.

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01

本(běn)世(shì)纪(jì)初(chū)以(yǐ)来(lái)，产(chǎn)生(shēng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)进(jìn)步(bù)。

Many improvements have been made since this century began.

Tatoeba: Chinese by black333 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

价(jià)格(gé)已(yǐ)经(jīng)达(dá)到(dào)了(le)十(shí)三(sān)年(nián)以(yǐ)来(lái)的(de)最(zuì)高(gāo)点(diǎn)。

Prices have reached a 13-year high.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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以
yǐ

to use; by means of

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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