Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

You can express "ever since" in Chinese using 以来 (yǐlái) after a time in the past. Just the word 来 (lái) can also play a similar role. To express "ever since," all one needs to do is put 以来 after a specific event or time. It expresses what has happened since the stated event until the time that the speaker talks (in other words, referring to a certain continuous time period leading up to the present). This grammar pattern is usually used to start a statement. Time / Event + 以来 ，⋯⋯

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 今年八月以来，这里一直没下过雨。 (jīnnián bāyuè yǐlái ，zhèlǐ yīzhí méi xià guò yǔ 。): "It has not rained here since August this year."
• 结婚以来，我们没吵过架。 (jiéhūn yǐlái ，wǒmen méi chǎo guò jià 。): "We haven't quarreled since we got married."
• 上大学以来，他变了很多。 (shàng dàxué yǐlái ，tā biàn le hěn duō 。): "He has changed a lot since he went to college."
• 从他爸爸去世以来，他就没有回过家。 (cóng tā bàbà qùshì yǐlái ，tā jìu méiyǒu húi guò jiā 。): "Since his father's death, he has not returned home."
• 从我学汉语以来，我认识了很多中国朋友。 (cóng wǒ xué hànyǔ yǐlái ，wǒ rènshì le hěnduō zhōngguó péngyǒu 。): "Since I learned Chinese, I have met many Chinese friends."

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