以来

以來

yǐlái

particle HSK 3 #1,675

Meanings

开学以来，他进步很大。

Kāixué yǐlái, tā jìnbù hěn dà.

Since school started, he has made great progress.

自古以来，中国就重视教育。

Zìgǔ yǐlái, Zhōngguó jiù zhòngshì jiàoyù.

Since ancient times, China has valued education.

三年以来，我一直在学中文。

Sān nián yǐlái, wǒ yīzhí zài xué Zhōngwén.

For the past three years, I've been studying Chinese.

grammar

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

以 yǐ

来 lái