# 以来 (yǐlái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 以来 (yǐlái) means “since (a specified time)”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: since (a specified time)
- Pinyin: yǐlái (yi3 lai2)
- Traditional: 以來
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 去年以来，这里的变化很大。
  Qùnián yǐlái, zhèlǐ de biànhuà hěn dà.
  Great changes have taken place here since last year.

## Characters

- [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/yi-lai-since/

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