yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

Traditional: 有史以來

有史以来 (yǒu shǐ yǐ lái) is a Chinese word meaning “since the beginning of history”.

Meanings

  1. 1since the beginning of history

Characters in 有史以来

有yǒu · to have; there is史shǐ · history以yǐ · to use来lái · to come

Related words

有to have; there is来to come没有haven't可以can起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state所以therefore还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still所有all回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)

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