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

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不久HSK 3	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HSK 5	yōu jiǔ	long (tradition, history etc)
持久HSK 6	chí jiǔ	lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
长久HSK 3	cháng jiǔ	(for a) long time

1		tā 他 děng 等 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久。 He waited for a long time.
2		tā 她 ràng 让 wǒ 我 děng 等 le 了 tài jiǔ 太久 She made me wait too long.
3		tā 他 bù jiǔ qián 不久前 gāng gang 刚刚 bì yè 毕业。 He just graduated not long ago.
4		tā 他 shuì 睡 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久 cái 才 qǐ lai 起来。 He slept for a long time before he got up.
5		tā 他 fǎn fù 反复 sī kǎo 思考 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久。 He repeatedly thought about it for a long time.

1		tā 他 děng 等 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久。 He waited for a long time.
2		tā 她 ràng 让 wǒ 我 děng 等 le 了 tài jiǔ 太久 She made me wait too long.
3		tā 他 bù jiǔ qián 不久前 gāng gang 刚刚 bì yè 毕业。 He just graduated not long ago.
4		tā 他 shuì 睡 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久 cái 才 qǐ lai 起来。 He slept for a long time before he got up.
5		tā 他 fǎn fù 反复 sī kǎo 思考 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久。 He repeatedly thought about it for a long time.