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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
You can express "ever since" in Chinese using 以来 (yǐlái) after a time in the past. Just the word 来 (lái) can also play a similar role.
- Keywords
- 以来 · 来 · since
- Used for
- Sequencing events in time · Referring to the past
- Classification
- Nouns · HSK5
Examples (11)
今年八月以来，这里一直没下过雨。
结婚以来，我们没吵过架。
上大学以来，他变了很多。
从他爸爸去世以来，他就没有回过家。
从我学汉语以来，我认识了很多中国朋友。
十年来，房价一直在涨。
几年来，我们公司的收入一直在增加。
实习几个月来，我学到了很多。
出国几个月来，她一点也不想家。
离婚这几年来，他从没去看过孩子。
这三个月来，我每天都在想她。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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