Read Edit View history 以来 yǐlái HSK3 since Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以来 以來 yǐlái since preposition since a specific time in the past until now; in the past period of time 几个世纪以来，巴黎和罗马等城市一直是艺术中心。 jǐge shìjì yǐlái, bālí hé luómǎ děng chéngshì yīzhí shì yìshù zhōngxīn. Cities like Paris and Rome have been centers of art for centuries. 从7岁以来我就没哭过。 cóng7 suì yǐlái wǒ jiù méi kū guo. I haven't cried since I was seven years old. and more (bound form) used after a number to indicate a quantity slightly over or above that number; and more; or so from now on (literary) from now on; in the future Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 47.9 per million appears in 20% of films Written text 219.6 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Cross-References Variant of 已来 yǐláiSame as 已还 yǐhuán Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
以来 以來 yǐlái since preposition since a specific time in the past until now; in the past period of time 几个世纪以来，巴黎和罗马等城市一直是艺术中心。 jǐge shìjì yǐlái, bālí hé luómǎ děng chéngshì yīzhí shì yìshù zhōngxīn. Cities like Paris and Rome have been centers of art for centuries. 从7岁以来我就没哭过。 cóng7 suì yǐlái wǒ jiù méi kū guo. I haven't cried since I was seven years old. and more (bound form) used after a number to indicate a quantity slightly over or above that number; and more; or so from now on (literary) from now on; in the future Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 47.9 per million appears in 20% of films Written text 219.6 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Cross-References Variant of 已来 yǐláiSame as 已还 yǐhuán Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)