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Expressing "ever since" with "yilai"
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Similar to
- [Comparing "li" and
"cong"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22li%22_and_%22cong%22) (B1)
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[以来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%A5%E6%9D%A5),
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Contents
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- [1 Pattern with
以来](#Pattern_with_.E4.BB.A5.E6.9D.A5 "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Pattern with
来](#Pattern_with_.E6.9D.A5 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
Time / Event + 以来 ，⋯⋯
When you need to use 以来 in a more formal or written context, you can
add 自, 从, or 自从 (or other similar words) before the time or event.
自 / 从 / 自从 + Time / Event + 以来
### Examples
- 今年 八月 *以来* ，这里 一直 没 下 过 雨
。Jīnnián Bāyuè *yǐlái*, zhèlǐ yīzhí méi xià
guo yǔ.It hasn't rained since
August.
- 结婚 *以来* ，我们 没 吵 过 架 。Jiéhūn
*yǐlái*, wǒmen méi chǎo guo jià.We've
never had a fight since we got married.
- **从** 他 爸爸 去世 *以来* ，他 一直 没 回 过 家
。**Cóng** tā bàba qùshì *yǐlái*, tā yīzhí méi
huí guo jiā.He hasn't returned home since
his father passed away.
- **从** 毕业 *以来*，她 一直 在 教 汉语
。**Cóng** bìyè *yǐlái*, tā yīzhí zài jiāo
Hànyǔ.She has been teaching Chinese since
she graduated.
- **自** 改革 开放 *以来* ，中国 社会 发生 了 巨大 的 变化
。**Zì** gǎigé kāifàng *yǐlái*, Zhōngguó shèhuì
fāshēng le jùdà de biànhuà.Tremendous
changes have been taking place in China since the reform and opening
up to the outside world.
Pattern with 来
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Using 来 to mean "ever since" is basically the same as 以来. However,
there is one key difference: you can only use 来 after a time interval.
In other words, it needs to be used with a certain number of years,
months, days, hours, etc. In English, this would be like saying "Ever
since three days ago, I've had a constant headache." It doesn't have to
be a specific number either; it could be "a few" (几).
### Structure
Time Interval + 来 ，⋯⋯
This form cannot be used with 自, 从, or 自从 (or other similar words).
### Examples
- 十 年 *来*，房价 一直 在 涨 。Shí nián *lái*,
fángjià yīzhí zài zhǎng.In the past
decade, housing prices have been going up.
- 几 年 *来* ，我们 公司 的 收入 一直 在 增加
。Jǐ nián *lái*, wǒmen gōngsī de shōurù yīzhí
zài zēngjiā.Our company's income has been
increasing over the past few years.
- 实习 几 个 月*来* ，我 学到 了 很 多 。Shíxí jǐ
gè yuè *lái*, wǒ xuédào le hěn duō.I've
learnt a lot from my internship during the last few months.
- 出国 几 个 月 *来* ，她 一点 也 不 想 家
。Chūguó jǐ gè yuè *lái*, tā yīdiǎn yě bù xiǎng
jiā.She hasn't missed home at all since
she went abroad a few month ago.
- 离婚 这 几 年 *来* ，他 从 没 去 看 过 孩子
。Líhūn zhè jǐ nián *lái*, tā cóng méi qù kàn
guo háizi.He hasn't visited his child
since he got divorced a few years ago.
See also
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- [Before and after with "zhiqian" and
"zhihou"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Before_and_after_with_%22zhiqian%22_and_%22zhihou%22)
- [Expressing "ever since" with
"zicong"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22ever_since%22_with_%22zicong%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
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203)
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25)
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