多久 duō jiǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄡˇ do1 gau2 HSK 2
- (of time) how long?
- (not) a long time
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 多 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
多
- 增多 zēng duō ㄗㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ zang1 do1 to increase
- 多元 duō yuán ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ do1 jyun4 poly-
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 多多 duō duō ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ do1 do1 many
- 多寡 duō guǎ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˇ do1 gwaa2 number; amount
Show 15 more words with 多
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 多年 duō nián ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do1 nin4 many years
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 多数 多數 duō shù ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ do1 sou3 majority; most
- 多样 多樣 duō yàng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧㄤˋ do1 joeng6 diverse
- 多次 duō cì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˋ do1 ci3 many times
- 多种 多種 duō zhǒng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨㄥˇ do1 zung2 many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
- 多亏 多虧 duō kuī ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄟ do1 kwai1 thanks to
- 多谢 多謝 duō xiè ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄝˋ do1 ze6 many thanks
- 多边 多邊 duō biān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ do1 bin1 multilateral
- 多云 多雲 duō yún ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄣˊ do1 wan4 (meteorology) cloudy
- 多余 多餘 duō yú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩˊ do1 jyu4 superfluous
- 多么 多麼 duō me ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄇㄜ do1 mo1 how (wonderful etc)
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
久
- 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
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 悠久 yōu jiǔ ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˇ jau4 gau2 long (tradition, history etc)
Show 15 more words with 久
- 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).
- 久旷 久曠 jiǔ kuàng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ gau2 kwong3 to leave uncultivated for a long time
Idioms with these characters
- 博识多通 博識多通 bó shí duō tōng ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ bok3 sik1 do1 tung1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
- 博学多才 博學多才 bó xué duō cái ㄅㄛˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄞˊ bok3 hok6 do1 coi4 (idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able
- 不遑多让 不遑多讓 bù huáng duō ràng ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄤˋ bat1 wong4 do1 joeng6 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 多
- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 多愁多病 duō chóu duō bìng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄥˋ do1 sau4 do1 beng6 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
- 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ do1 sau4 sin6 gam2 (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
- 多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˇ ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ do1 ci2 jat1 geoi2 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- 多谋善断 多謀善斷 duō móu shàn duàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ do1 mau4 sin6 dyun6 (idiom) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
- 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ do1 naan4 hing1 bong1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
- 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
-
要 多久 ？
How long does it take?
-
多久 以前 ？
How long ago was that?
-
你 待 了 多久 ?
How long did you stay?
-
雨 会 會 下 多久 ？
How long will this rain go on?
-
他 走 多久 了 ？
How long has he been walking?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.