| 1 | 不久 | 不久 | bù jiǔ | bu4 jiu3 | not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after | | |
| 2 | 久 | 久 | jiǔ | jiu3 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | | |
| 3 | 持久 | 持久 | chí jiǔ | chi2 jiu3 | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long | | |
| 4 | 悠久 | 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | you1 jiu3 | long (tradition, history etc) | | |
| 5 | 好久 | 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | hao3 jiu3 | quite a while | | |
| 6 | 长久 | 長久 | cháng jiǔ | chang2 jiu3 | (for a) long time | | |
| 7 | 永久 | 永久 | yǒng jiǔ | yong3 jiu3 | everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent | | |
| 8 | 久久 | 久久 | jiǔ jiǔ | jiu3 jiu3 | for a very long time | | |
| 9 | 不久前 | 不久前 | bù jiǔ qián | bu4 jiu3 qian2 | not long ago | | |
| 10 | 多久 | 多久 | duō jiǔ | duo1 jiu3 | how long? | | |
| 11 | 许久 | 許久 | xǔ jiǔ | xu3 jiu3 | for a long time; for ages | | |
| 12 | 前不久 | 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | qian2 bu4 jiu3 | not long ago; not long before | | |
| 13 | 久而久之 | 久而久之 | jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī | jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1 | over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time | | |
| 14 | 终久 | 終久 | zhōng jiǔ | zhong1 jiu3 | in the end; eventually | | |
| 15 | 长久之计 | 長久之計 | cháng jiǔ zhī jì | chang2 jiu3 zhi1 ji4 | A long-term plan | | |
| 16 | 不忘久德 | 不忘久德 | bù wàng jiǔ dé | bu4 wang4 jiu3 de2 | to not forget an old kindness (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 积久 | 積久 | jī jiǔ | ji1 jiu3 | to accumulate over time | | |
| 18 | 活久见 | 活久見 | huó jiǔ jiàn | huo2 jiu3 jian4 | (neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything; Just incredible! | | |
| 19 | 恒久 | 恆久 | héng jiǔ | heng2 jiu3 | constant; persistent; long-lasting; eternal | | |
| 20 | 分久必合,合久必分 | 分久必合,合久必分 | fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn | fen1 jiu3 bi4 he2 , he2 jiu3 bi4 fen1 | lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三国演义 ); fig. things are constantly changing | | |
| 21 | 地久天长 | 地久天長 | dì jiǔ tiān cháng | di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2 | enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天长地久 | | |
| 22 | 瞩望已久 | 矚望已久 | zhǔ wàng yǐ jiǔ | zhu3 wang4 yi3 jiu3 | to have been eagerly looking forward to it for a long time (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 大久保 | 大久保 | dà jiǔ bǎo | Da4 jiu3 bao3 | Japanese surname and place name Oukubo | | |
| 24 | 持久战 | 持久戰 | chí jiǔ zhàn | chi2 jiu3 zhan4 | prolonged war; war of attrition | | |
| 25 | 持久性毒剂 | 持久性毒劑 | chí jiǔ xìng dú jì | chi2 jiu3 xing4 du2 ji4 | persistent agent | | |