自懂事以来

for as long as one can remember

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

to understand / to comprehend

to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

since (a previous event)

to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next