Chinese word

长期以来

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng qī yǐ lái

Meaning

  • adverbfor a long time

Example

我长期以来一直想去日本。wǒ cháng qī yǐ lái yì zhí xiǎng qù rì běn

I have wanted to go to Japan for a long time.

Illustration for 长期以来 (for a long time)

More examples

市场长期以来呈下降趋势。shì chǎng cháng qī yǐ lái chéng xià jiàng qū shì

The market has shown a downward trend for a long time.

Core concept

An extended period carried forward from the past into the present.

Common phrases

  • 长期以来一直是cháng qī yǐ lái yì zhí shì

    has long been

  • 长期以来重视cháng qī yǐ lái zhòng shì

    has long valued

  • 长期以来积累cháng qī yǐ lái jī lěi

    has accumulated over a long period

Similar words

一直以来yì zhí yǐ lái: Describes a state or action continuing steadily from an earlier time to the present.
长久以来cháng jiú yǐ lái: Describes a state or situation that has remained unchanged over a long period.
历来lì lái: Describes a quality, custom, or tradition that has been true from the past to the present.

Definition in Chinese

表示从过去的一段较长时间一直持续到现在的状态或经过的时间，常用作状语来修饰判断或动作。biǎo shì cóng guò qù de yí duàn jiào cháng shí jiān yì zhí chí xù dào xiàn zài de zhuàng tài huò jīng guò de shí jiān cháng yòng zuò zhuàng yǔ lái xiū shì pàn duàn huò dòng zuò

Word origin

长期以来 (chángqīyǐlái, "for a long time") is formed from the concepts of a long period and continuation from a past reference point, which gives the phrase its present-reaching sense.

Usage tips

  • It presents duration as a broad time summary rather than a precise calendar measurement, making it useful when an exact length is not important.

Opposites

Related words

  • 长期投资cháng qī tóu zīlong-term investmentnoun
  • 长期性cháng qī xìnglong-term naturenoun

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