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以来 yǐlái

以来 yǐlái Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 以来 yǐlái .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐlái | yi3 lai2
English translation
since (a previous event)

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Traditional form

以來

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 以来 yǐlái

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Explanation

Origin unclear. The right component is rén (person).

Positional decomposition

⿰? rén

Number of Strokes

4
lái

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of lái . Pictograph of wheat. The current meaning "come" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "wheat" is now written as mài .

Positional decomposition

未丷

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 以来 yǐlái

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hěn jiǔ 以来 yǐlái jiù xiǎng dāng 经理 jīnglǐ 助理 zhùlǐ .

She has long been hoping to become the assistant manager.

1979 Nián 以来 yǐlái ,全国 quán guó gòng 征收 zhēngshōu 排污费247亿 Yuán .

Since 1979 China has collected 7 billion yuan in pollutant discharge fees.

chū yuàn 以来 yǐlái ,身体 shēntǐ 恢复 huīfù hěn màn .

He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital.

自从 zìcóng 去年 qùnián 以来 yǐlái ,那部小说 xiǎoshuō yòu Yìn le shí .

Another hundred thousand copies of the novel have been struck off since last year.

zài xiǎng 我们 wǒmen 可以 kěyǐ 来趟浪漫 làngmàn de 渡轮 dù lún háng ,或是 huò shì shǎng 潜水 qiánshuǐ .

I was thinking about a romantic cruise or scuba diving lessons.

以来 yǐlái Decomposition

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以来 yǐlái Compounds

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