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长期以来

cháng qī yǐ lái

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 長期以來

长期以来 (cháng qī yǐ lái) means "for a long time". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 长期以来 means

1. for a long time

The characters in 长期以来

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

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