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以来

yǐ láiㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: DĨ LAI

Traditional: 以來

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(locality)

since (a previous event)

Placed after a time point or event: 2020年以来, 毕业以来.

Examples

  • 入冬以来，天气一直很冷。

    rù dōng yǐ lái, tiān qì yì zhí hěn lěng.

    Ever since winter began, it has been cold.

  • 长期以来，他一直住在胡志明市。

    cháng qī yǐ lái, tā yì zhí zhù zài hú zhì míng shì.

    For a long time, he has lived in Ho Chi Minh City.

  • 开学以来，我认识了很多新朋友。

    kāi xué yǐ lái, wǒ rèn shi le hěn duō xīn péng you.

    Since school started, I've made lots of new friends.

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Stroke order

DĨ · 4 strokes

old variant of 以

LAI · 7 strokes

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre

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