好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 HSK 2
- (coll.) for a long time
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好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
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- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 close friend
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄞˋ hou2 waai6 good or bad
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
- 多久 duō jiǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄡˇ do1 gau2 (of time) how long?
- 悠久 yōu jiǔ ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˇ jau4 gau2 long (tradition, history etc)
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- 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
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
- 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)
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- 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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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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好久不见 好久不見 ！
Long time no see!
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好久不见 好久不見 了 。
Haven't seen you for ages.
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好久不见 好久不見 了 ！
Long time no see!
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