Word: 来 (lái) ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time)

These are the example sentences using 来 in the sense ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time). Every sentence using 来 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 來

Example sentences using 来 in this sense

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你后来还来过这儿吗？

Nǐ hòulái hái láiguo zhèr ma?

Have you been here since?
十年来，他靠父亲的救济生存。

Shínián lái, tā kào fùqīn de jiùjì shēngcún.

He's been living off his father's financial support for ten years now.
我来这个镇有十年了。

Wǒ lái zhège zhèn yǒu shínián le.

It's been ten years since I came to this town.
我来这里已有十年了。

Wǒ lái zhèlǐ yǐ yǒu shínián le.

It has been ten years since I came here.
这发明是多年来耐心实验的成果。

Zhè fāmíng shì duōnián lái nàixīn shíyàn de chéngguǒ.

This invention was the result of years of patient experiment.