\tThere are a few ways to express "ever since" in Chinese. In English, we would say something like "ever since I came to Shanghai, my Chinese has improved a lot." In this article, we will first take a look at using \u4ee5\u6765 (y\u01d0lái) to mean "ever since". We will also take a quick look at using "ever since" with \u6765 \uff08lái), which is similar but used in a somewhat different way.<\/p>\n
\tStructure with \u4ee5\u6765<\/strong> \tThis grammar patter is usually used to start a statement. \t<\/p>\n \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tForm with \u81ea, \u4ece or \u81ea\u4ece<\/strong> \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tStructure with \u6765<\/strong> \tThis form cannot be used with \u81ea, \u4ece or \u81ea\u4ece (or other similar words). \t<\/p>\n \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \t <\/p>\n
\tBasic form<\/strong>
\tTo express "ever since", all one needs to do is put "\u4ee5\u6765" (y\u01d0lái) after a specific event or time. It expresses what has happened since the event spoken until the time that the speaker talks (in other words, referring to a certain time period).<\/p>\n
\t\u5230 \u4e0a\u6d77 \u4ee5\u6765 \uff0c\u4ed6 \u7684 \u6c49\u8bed \u6c34\u5e73 \u63d0\u9ad8 \u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
\tWhen you need to use \u4ee5\u6765 in a more formal or written context, you can add \u81ea, \u4ece or \u81ea\u4ece (or other similar words) before the time or event. \t<\/p>\n
\t\u81ea\u4ece \u6211 \u62ff\u5230 \u9a7e\u7167 \u4ee5\u6765 \u5df2\u7ecf \u6709 \u4e94 \u5e74 \u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
\tUsing \u6765 to mean "ever since" is basically the same as "\u4ee5\u6765", however, there is one key difference: you can only use \u6765 after a time interval. In other words, it needs to be used with a certain number of years, months, days, hours etc. In English this would be like saying "ever since three days ago, I have constantly had a headache." It doesn't have to be a specific number either, it could be "a few" (\u51e0).<\/p>\n
\t\u4e94 \u5e74 \u6765\uff0c\u7269\u4ef7 \u4e00\u76f4 \u4e0a\u6da8\u3002<\/div>\n