Min Nan

Alternative forms

• tùi...khí

Preposition

ùi...khí ‎(POJ, traditional 對……起, simplified 对……起)

1. from ... on; from; starting; starting from
   • 2005: anon., zh-min-nan:w:Chio̍h-sai-chhī

     對1993年起，石獅市的經濟綜合實力，連煞幾若年排於全國100強之內，2002年昇到第6名。 (trad.)

     对1993年起，石狮市的经济综合实力，连煞几若年排于全国100强之内，2002年升到第6名。 (simp.)

     Ùi 1993 nî khí, Chio̍h-sai-chhī ê keng-chè chong-ha̍p si̍t-la̍t, liân-sòa kúi-nā-nî pâi tī chôan-kok 100 kiông chi-lāi, 2002 nî chhèng-kàu tē-6 miâ.

     From 1993 on, Shishi city's overall economic strength was within the top 100 for a number of years; in 2002, it rose to number 6.

Usage notes

• a common sentence pattern

Synonyms

• trad. 自……開始, simpl. 自……开始 (chū...khai-sí)

See also

• (Mandarin) trad. 從……起, simpl. 从……起 (cóng...qǐ)