以来 (yǐ lái) — since (a point in time)
Definition
以来 follows a time point to mean 'since (that time) up to now' and works as a noun after 从 / 自 / 自从. 与 自从 (preposition that starts the clause) 不同: 以来 closes the phrase, e.g. 自从…以来.
noun
since (a point in time)
Examples
- 2000以来，。Zì 2000 nián yǐ lái, zhè lǐ biàn de hěn bù yí yàng.Since the year 2000, this place has become very different.
- 以来，。Zì cóng tā lái dào gōng sī yǐ lái, gōng zuò yuè lái yuè shùn lì.Since he came to the company, work has been going more and more smoothly.
- 以来，。Cóng dà xué bì yè yǐ lái, wǒ yì zhí zài zuò zhè fèn gōng zuò.Since graduating from university, I have been doing this job.
Grammar
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