HSK 5 vocabulary › 以来
以来
以来 in English: since (a previous event)
yǐ lái
since (a previous event)
How to pronounce 以来
yǐ lái (without tone marks: yi lai). yǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone; lái is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 以来
以 yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
来 lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Related words
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 因为……所以…… | yīnwèi…suǒyǐ… | because...; therefore... | HSK 2 |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly | HSK 3 |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up | HSK 3 |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; by means of | HSK 4 |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) | HSK 4 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |