What does 长期以来 mean?
长期以来
for a long time; all along
Its characters
- 长 long
- 期 period
- 以 with
- 来 (after a period of time) over the past
In a sentence
长期以来，他一直住在这个小城。 He has lived in this small town for a long time.
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