Chinese Word: 久 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

久HSK 3

Pinyin: jiǔ
English Definition: (long) time; (long) duration of time
Chinese Definition:
①时间长：久远。久经。久已。久违(客套话，好久没见)。久仰(初次见面客套话，仰慕已久)。久别重逢。久而久之。
②时间的长短：住多久？三年之久。
Antonyms: 暂

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 丿

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- 勹 wrap

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 久

Example Words:

不久 [ bù jiǔ ]: not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after

不久前 [ bù jiǔ qián ]: not long ago

持久 [ chí jiǔ ]: lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long

悠久 [ yōu jiǔ ]: long (tradition, history etc)

好久 [ hǎo jiǔ ]: quite a while

Example Sentences

wǒ men
我们
jiǔ
久
bù
不
jiàn miàn
见面
le
了

。

We haven't seen each other for a long time.
lái
来
le
了
yǒu
有
duō
多
jiǔ
久

？

How long have you been here?
ràng
让
nǐ děng
你等
de
的
shí jiān
时间
jiǔ
久
ma
吗

?

Have you been waiting long?
zài
在
chē lǐ
车里
zuò
坐
dé
得
tài jiǔ
太久

，
zài
在
bàn gōng shì
办公室
lǐ
里
yě
也
zuò
坐
le
了
yī zhěng tiān
一整天

，
dǎ dǎ
打打
gāo ěr fū qiú
高尔夫球

，
huò
或
pǎo pǎo bù
跑跑步

.

.

.

Sitting in the car for too long, sitting at the office all day, playing golf, or running...
yí dàn
一旦
hái zi men
孩子们
dōu
都
kāi shǐ
开始
shàng xué
上学
le
了

，
nǐ
你
dāng rán
当然
néng gòu
能够
zuò
做
zhè xiē
这些
shì qing
事情

，
dàn shì
但是
nǐ
你
yuàn yì
愿意
děng
等
nà me
那么
jiǔ
久
má
么

？

Sure you’ll be able to do it once they all start school but do you want to wait that long?

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