不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after | |
前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | not long ago; not long before | |
悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) | |
持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long | |
长久 | cháng jiǔ | (for a) long time |
1 | We haven't seen each other for a long time. | |
2 | How long have you been here? | |
3 | Have you been waiting long? | |
4 | Sure you' ll be able to do it once they all start school but do you want to wait that long? | |
5 | And you won' t be the one to stay too long, to make them rip the jersey off your back? |