以来

yǐ lái · yi lai

Traditional 以來

Meaning

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  1. since (a previous event)

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01

本(běn)世(shì)纪(jì)初(chū)以(yǐ)来(lái),产(chǎn)生(shēng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)进(jìn)步(bù)。

Many improvements have been made since this century began.

Tatoeba: Chinese by black333 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

价(jià)格(gé)已(yǐ)经(jīng)达(dá)到(dào)了(le)十(shí)三(sān)年(nián)以(yǐ)来(lái)的(de)最(zuì)高(gāo)点(diǎn)。

Prices have reached a 13-year high.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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