HanTrace

以来

yǐlái
nounHSK 3

Meaning

  • since (used after a specified time or event)

Example

谢谢你一直以来对我的照顾。

Thank you for always taking care of me.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǐHSK 24 strokesabbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]láiHSK 17 strokesto come

More HSK 3 words

复杂fùzácomplicated; complexHSK 3公共gōnggòngpublic; common; communalHSK 3预防yùfángto preventHSK 3环境huánjìngenvironmentHSK 3落后luòhòuto fall behindHSK 3后果hòuguǒconsequences; aftermathHSK 3机器jīqìmachineHSK 3实验室shíyànshìlaboratoryHSK 3动人dòngréntouchingHSK 3早已zǎoyǐfor a long time; long sinceHSK 3

Not to be confused with: 依赖 (yīlài, to depend on; to be dependent on)