有史以来

yǒu shǐ yǐ lái · you shi yi lai

Traditional 有史以來

Meaning

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  1. since the beginning of history

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)些(xiē)人(rén)将(jiāng)齐(qí)柏(bó)林(lín)飞(fēi)船(chuán)视(shì)为(wéi)有(yǒu)史(shǐ)以(yǐ)来(lái)最(zuì)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)乐(yuè)团(tuán)。

Some people consider Led Zeppelin to be the greatest band there has ever been.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)是(shì)有(yǒu)史(shǐ)以(yǐ)来(lái)最(zuì)强(qiáng)烈(liè)的(de)一(yí)次(cì)地(dì)震(zhèn)。

It was the greatest earthquake on record.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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