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以来

yǐ lái

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 以來

以来 (yǐ lái) means "since (a previous point in time)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 以来 means

1. since (used after a specified time or event)

The characters in 以来

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 她可以来。
  She may come.
• 我可以来吗？
  Am I welcome?
• 你随时可以来。
  You can come at any time.
• 我三点钟可以来。
  I can come at three.
• 明天也可以来吗？
  Is it OK to come tomorrow, too?

Words containing 以来

• 长期以来cháng qī yǐ láifor a long time
• 有史以来yǒu shǐ yǐ láisince the beginning of history
• 自古以来zì gǔ yǐ láisince ancient times
• 有生以来yǒu shēng yǐ lái(idiom) since birth; for one's whole life
• 长久以来cháng jiǔ yǐ láifor a long time now; long since
• 自懂事以来zì dǒng shì yǐ láifor as long as one can remember
• 一直以来yī zhí yǐ láiin the past always; for a long time now; until now

Where 以来 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Expectation & Time Spans (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yǐ lái correctly.
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