久 jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ gau2 HSK 3 入門級 · Level 1
- (of a period of time) long
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- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 久仰 jiǔ yǎng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ gau2 joeng5 honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
- 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ gau2 wai4 (haven't done sth) for a long time
- 多久 duō jiǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄡˇ do1 gau2 (of time) how long?
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
Show 15 more words with 久
- 悠久 yōu jiǔ ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˇ jau4 gau2 long (tradition, history etc)
- 持久 chí jiǔ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ci4 gau2 lasting
- 永久 yǒng jiǔ ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ wing5 gau2 everlasting
- 许久 許久 xǔ jiǔ ㄒㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ heoi2 gau2 for a long time
- 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ coeng4 gau2 long-time; long-term
- 前不久 qián bù jiǔ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ cin4 bat1 gau2 not long ago
- 天长地久 天長地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ tin1 coeng4 dei6 gau2 enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- N久 N jiǔ N ㄐㄧㄡˇ gau2 a very long time (etymology: in mathematics, n represents an arbitrarily large number)
- 久久 jiǔ jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ gau2 gau2 for a very long time
- 久之 jiǔ zhī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ gau2 zi1 for a long time
- 久保 Jiǔ bǎo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄠˇ gau2 bou2 Kubo (Japanese surname)
- 久别 久別 jiǔ bié ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ gau2 bit6 a long period of separation
- 久已 jiǔ yǐ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˇ gau2 ji5 long ago
- 久慕 jiǔ mù ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ gau2 mou6 lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).
Idioms with these characters
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 久经考验 久經考驗 jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄠˇ ㄧㄢˋ gau2 ging1 haau2 jim6 well tested over a long period of time (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 久
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
- 旷日持久 曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2 protracted (idiom)
- 历久弥坚 歷久彌堅 lì jiǔ mí jiān ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ lik6 gau2 nei4 gin1 to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
- 历久弥新 歷久彌新 lì jiǔ mí xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 gau2 nei4 san1 lit. long in existence but ever new (idiom)
- 年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄡ nin4 gau2 sat1 sau1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
- 日久生情 rì jiǔ shēng qíng ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jat6 gau2 sang1 cing4 familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)
- 日久岁深 日久歲深 rì jiǔ suì shēn ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣ jat6 gau2 seoi3 sam1 (idiom) for a long period of time; for a number of years
Example sentences
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要 多久 ？
How long does it take?
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好久不见 好久不見 。
Long time, no see.
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好久不见 好久不見 ！
Long time no see!
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多久 以前 ？
How long ago was that?
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很 久 不见 不見 ！
Long time no see!
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