zimai字脈
LookupMandarin · 繁體 · English
Mandarin–English · CC-CEDICTSources ↗
DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

自古以來

简 自古以来 · 繁 自古以來
Mandarin · pinyin zì gǔ yǐ lái

Meanings

  1. since ancient times
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
古
gǔ · old, classic, ancient
以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Entries containing 自古以來 ↗Words written with 自 ↗Words written with 古 ↗Words written with 以 ↗Words written with 來 ↗Words written with 来 ↗

Mandarin tones

4–3–3–2 · zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

5character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 自古以來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adv

  1. from time immemorial; since ancient times

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack