1985以来，我一直在东京生活。

I have lived in Tokyo since 1985.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 以来 yǐlái since (a previous event)
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
3 一直 yīzhí
  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
4 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
5 东京 Dōngjīng
  1. Tokyo, capital of Japan
  2. Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
6 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood