straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along; always[cedict]
以来
yǐ láiㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ
since (a previous event)[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
首选
shǒu xuǎnㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
first choice; premium; to come first in the imperial examinations[cedict]
积
jīㄐㄧ
to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing[cedict]