以来

以來
yǐlái
particle HSK 3 #1,675

Meanings

  1. 1 since (a specified time)
  2. 2 ever since

Examples

Kāixué yǐlái, tā jìnbù hěn dà.
Since school started, he has made great progress.
Zìgǔ yǐlái, Zhōngguó jiù zhòngshì jiàoyù.
Since ancient times, China has valued education.
Sān nián yǐlái, wǒ yīzhí zài xué Zhōngwén.
For the past three years, I've been studying Chinese.

Tips

grammar
以来 always follows a time reference: time + 以来. Common patterns: ...以来 (since...), ...以来 (since/for the past...).

Stroke Order

lái