有生以来 yǒu shēng yǐ lái since birth

Explanation

从出生到现在。表示从一个人出生开始到现在为止的一段时间。

From birth to the present. It refers to the period from a person's birth to the present time.

Origin Story

小明有生以来第一次坐飞机，兴奋不已。他从小在农村长大，从未见过如此高大的建筑物和广阔的天地。飞机起飞的那一刻，他紧紧地抓着母亲的手，瞪大眼睛看着窗外飞逝的云彩和山川河流。飞机平稳飞行后，他松了一口气，开始欣赏机上的各种设施，还品尝了美味的飞机餐。飞机降落时，小明依依不舍地望向窗外，这次旅行给他留下了深刻的印象，有生以来第一次坐飞机，让他对这个世界有了新的认识。

xiǎomíng yǒu shēng yǐ lái dì yī cì zuò fēijī, xīngfèn bù yǐ. tā cóng xiǎo zài nóng cūn zhǎng dà, cóng wèi jiàn guò rúcǐ gāodà de jiànzhùwù hé guǎngkuò de tiāndì. fēijī qǐfēi de nà yī kè, tā jǐn jǐn de zhuā zhe mǔqīn de shǒu, dèng dà yǎnjing kànzhe chuāng wài fēishì de yúncǎi hé shānchuān héliú. fēijī píngwěn fēixíng hòu, tā sōng le yī kǒuqì, kāishǐ xīnshǎng jī shang de gè zhǒng shèshī, hái pǐncháng le měiwèi de fēijī cān. fēijī jiàngluò shí, xiǎomíng yīyī bùshě de wàng xiàng chuāng wài, zhè cì lǚxíng gěi tā liúxià le shēnkè de yìnxiàng, yǒu shēng yǐ lái dì yī cì zuò fēijī, ràng tā duì zhège shìjiè yǒu le xīn de rènshi.

For Xiaoming, it was the first time in his life that he took a plane, and he was very excited. He grew up in the countryside and had never seen such tall buildings and vast lands. When the plane took off, he held his mother's hand tightly and stared out the window at the fleeting clouds, mountains, and rivers. After the plane leveled off, he breathed a sigh of relief and began to appreciate the various facilities on board, and also tasted the delicious in-flight meal. When the plane landed, Xiaoming looked out the window reluctantly. This trip left a deep impression on him. The first time he took a plane in his life gave him a new understanding of the world.

Usage

常用作状语，表示从出生到现在。

cháng yòng zuò zhuàngyǔ, biǎoshì cóng chūshēng dào xiànzài

Often used as an adverbial to indicate from birth to the present.

Examples

• 我自有生以来，从未见过如此美丽的景色。

  wǒ zì yǒu shēng yǐ lái, cóng wèi jiàn guò rúcǐ měilì de jǐng sè

  I have never seen such a beautiful scenery in my life.

• 有生以来第一次体验到滑雪的乐趣。

  yǒu shēng yǐ lái dì yī cì tǐyàn dào shuǐ xuě de lèqù

  For the first time in my life, I experienced the fun of skiing

Related Idioms

• 一生

• 终生

Opposite Idioms

• 从前

• 过去