以来 yǐ lái

since (used after a specified time or event)

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How 以来 is written

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Example sentences

How 以来 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我三天以来没吃一点东西。

    wǒ sān tiān yǐ lái méi chī yī diǎn dōng xī

    I have not eaten anything for the last three days.

  • 本世纪初以来,产生了很多进步。

    běn shì jì chū yǐ lái chǎn shēng le hěn duō jìn bù

    Many improvements have been made since this century began.

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