yǐ lái
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  • n.since

    • gǎi gé kāi fàng yǐ lái zhōng guó de miàn mào fā shēng le jù dà biàn huà

      改革开放以来中国面貌发生巨大变化

      Great changes have taken place in China since its opening up and reform began.

    • hěn shǎo yǒu rén xiāng xìn zì qù nián yǐ lái shēng huó fèi yòng méi yǒu zēng jiā de shuō fa

      相信去年以来生活费用没有增加说法

      Few people believe the claim that the cost of living has not risen since last year.

    • zì qù nián yǐ lái wǒ men de wèn tí chéng bèi zēng jiā

      去年以来我们问题成倍增加

      Our problems have multiplied since last year.

    • shí nián yǐ lái

      以来

      in the past ten years

    • jiě fàng yǐ lái

      解放以来

      since liberation

    • kāi chūn yǐ lái

      开春以来

      since the beginning of spring

    • zì gǔ yǐ lái

      自古以来

      ever since the ancient times

Word usage

  • Note
    "以来" is different from "以后". "以后" is used in a wide range, which can mean the time from the past, the present or the future; "以来" cannot mean the time from the present or the future.