Difference between revisions of "Expressing "ever since" with "yilai""
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Revision as of 08:10, 17 November 2011
To express "ever since", all one needs to do is put "以来" (yǐlái) after a specific event or time.
Here's the basic structure:
Time or Event + 以来
Here are some examples using 以来:
- 我 开学 以来 , 我 每 个 星期二 有 中文 课 的 听写。
- 来 上海 以来 ,他 的 汉语 水平 提高 了。
- 申请 大学 以来 ,她 总是 担心 她 的 未来。