以来 Traditional form: 以來 Pinyin (reading): yǐlái Definitions: since (a previous event) Characters: 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on Traditional characters: 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on