长此以往 chángcǐyǐwǎng if things continue this way Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 长 長 cháng adjective long long in space or time; lasting此 cǐ adverbadjective in this way (literary) like this; in this manner; in such a way, similar to 这样 zhèyàng以往 yǐwǎng from now on (literary) from this time forward; in the future; the future; hereafter