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以来

五

yǐ lái

以来

noun.

period of time since

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Hanzi	HSK	Pinyin	English Definition
来	1	lái	come
可以	2	kě yǐ	can, may
所以	2	suǒ yǐ	so, therefore
后来	3	hòu lái	later, afterwards
起来	3	qǐ lái	get up
以前	3	yǐ qián	earlier times
本来	4	běn lái	originally; original
从来	4	cóng lái	all along, always
将来	4	jiāng lái	future
来不及	4	lái bu jí	not have enough time to do something, too late to
来得及	4	lái de jí	have enough time to do something
来自	4	lái zì	come from
以	4	yǐ	with, by means of
以为	4	yǐ wéi	think
原来	4	yuán lái	originally; original
未来	5	wèi lái	future
以及	5	yǐ jí	and, as well as
近来	6	jìn lái	recent
苦尽甘来	6	kǔ jìn gān lái	after suffering comes hapiness
来历	6	lái lì	origin, antecedents, past history
来源	6	lái yuán	source, origin; stem from
礼尚往来	6	lǐ shàng wǎng lái	courtesy demands reciprocity, etiquette requires reciprocation
历来	6	lì lái	always, all through the ages
全力以赴	6	quán lì yǐ fù	go all out, spare no effort, do one's utmost
向来	6	xiàng lái	always
以便	6	yǐ biàn	so that, in order that
以免	6	yǐ miǎn	lest
以往	6	yǐ wǎng	before, formerly, past
以至	6	yǐ zhì	down to, up to, so … that …
以致	6	yǐ zhì	so that, with the result that
足以	6	zú yǐ	be enough to