自古以来
zì gǔ yǐ lái
Pinyin

Definition

自古以来
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zì gǔ yǐ lái
  1. since ancient times

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以
yǐ
  1. 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
以后
yǐ hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 afterwards
  4. 4 following
  5. 5 later on
  6. 6 in the future
以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
所以
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
以上
yǐ shàng
  1. 1 that level or higher
  2. 2 that amount or more
  3. 3 the above-mentioned
  4. 4 (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
以下
yǐ xià
  1. 1 that level or lower
  2. 2 that amount or less
  3. 3 the following
以来
yǐ lái
  1. 1 since (a previous event)
以便
yǐ biàn
  1. 1 so that
  2. 2 so as to
  3. 3 in order to
以免
yǐ miǎn
  1. 1 in order to avoid
  2. 2 so as not to
以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
以外
yǐ wài
  1. 1 apart from
  2. 2 other than
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 external
  5. 5 outside of
  6. 6 on the other side of
  7. 7 beyond
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
以至于
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
何以
hé yǐ
  1. 1 (literary) why
  2. 2 how

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
  1. 1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
  2. 2 unalterable
  3. 3 unvarying
  4. 4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
  1. 1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others

Sample Sentences

自古以来，中国人往往用军营的秩序来观察一支军队的战备能力，古有细柳营今有朱日和同样壁垒森严，同样卧虎藏龙
zìgǔyǐlái ，Zhōngguó rén wǎngwǎng yòng jūnyíng de zhìxù lái guānchá yī Zhī jūnduì de zhànbèi nénglì ，gǔ yǒu Xìliúyíng jīn yǒu Zhūrìhé tóngyàng bìlěisēnyán ，tóngyàng wòhǔcánglóng
From ancient times, Chinese people have used the order of battle camps to observe a troops readiness for battle. As in the olden days there was the Xiliu Camp, now there is Zhurihe, both strongly fortified, both conceal hidden talents.
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言之有理，言之有理啊！自古以来，人们总是说，要表现得坚强，不要软弱，要表现得聪明，不要愚蠢。而您却说人要软弱，要愚蠢。您的思想真让我耳目一新！多谢您的指点！晚辈要回去认真反省！告辞了！
yánzhīyǒulǐ ，yánzhīyǒulǐ a ！zìgǔ yǐlái ，rénmen zǒngshì shuō ，yào biǎoxiàn de jiānqiáng ，bù yào ruǎnruò ，yào biǎoxiàn de cōngming ，bù yào yúchǔn 。ér nín què shuō rén yào ruǎnruò ，yào yúchǔn 。nín de sīxiǎng zhēn ràng wǒ ěrmùyīxīn ！duōxiè nín de zhǐdiǎn ！wǎnbèi yào huíqu rènzhēn fǎnxǐng ！gàocí le ！
That makes a lot of sense! In ancient times, people always said that you should appear strong, not frail and intelligent, not foolish. But what you're saying is that you should be frail and foolish. Your way of thinking has really given me an entirely new perspective! Thank you very much for your direction! I will return home to reflect deeply on this! I take my leave!
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