一直以来 in English yi1 zhi2 yi3 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

• in the past always
• for a long time now
• until now

Pinyin

yi1 zhi2 yi3 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 直zhi2surname Zhi 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 来lai2to come