长久以来 meaning in English

chángjiǔyǐlái

for a long time now; long since

Traditional 長久以來18 strokes

Meaning of 长久以来

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chángjiǔyǐlái
  1. for a long time now; long since

长久以来 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

长cháng久jiǔ以yǐ来lái我wǒ都dōu很hěn早zǎo就jiù寝qǐn。
For a long time, I've had a habit of going to bed early.

Stroke order for each character

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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes

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久 jiǔ · long · 3 strokes

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以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes

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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 长久以来.

回来huíláito return; to come back
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来chūláito come out; to appear
进来jìnláito come in
来到láidàoto arrive; to come
可以kěyǐcan; may
所以suǒyǐtherefore; as a result
过来guòláito come over; to manage
以为yǐwéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
以前yǐqiánbefore; formerly
以后yǐhòuafter; later
多久duōjiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time

Questions about 长久以来

What does 长久以来 mean?

长久以来 (chángjiǔyǐlái) means "for a long time now; long since".

How do you write 长久以来?

长久以来 is made of 4 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 久 (3 strokes), 以 (4 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 长久以来 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 长久以来 is written 長久以來.