# 长期以来 (chángqīyǐlái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 长期以来 (chángqīyǐlái) means “for a long time; over a long period”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: for a long time; over a long period
- Pinyin: chángqīyǐlái (chang2 qi1 yi3 lai2)
- Traditional: 長期以來
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 长期以来，他们合作愉快。
  Chángqī yǐlái, tāmen hézuò yúkuài.
  For a long time, they have worked together well.

## Characters

- [长](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-long/) (cháng): long
- [期](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-period/) (qī): period; phase
- [以](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-with-by-means/) (yǐ): (prep.) with, by means of; in order to
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come

https://hanziro.com/word/chang-qi-yi-lai-long-time/

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