久 jiǔ

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Traditional form

久 jiǔ

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Positional decomposition

⿻勹 bāo ？

Explanation

Origin unclear

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很 hěn 久 jiǔ 之后 zhī hòu 他 tā 的 de 感冒 gǎnmào 才 cái 好 hǎo .

It took him a long time to get over his cold.

你 nǐ 认为 rènwéi 这种 zhè zhǒng 好 hǎo 天气 tiānqì 能 Néng 持久 chíjiǔ 稳定 wěndìng 下来 xià lai 吗 mǎ ?

Do you think this fine weather has come to stay?

新 Xīn 建 jiàn 好 hǎo 的 de 铁路 tiě lù 不久前 bù jiǔ qián 通车 tōng chē 了 le .

The newly built railway line was brought into use not long ago.

谁 shuí 也 Yě 不 bù 能 Néng 很 hěn 久 jiǔ 不 bù 睡觉 shuìjiào .

No one can do without sleep for very long.

那 Nā 座 zuò 老 lǎo 房子 fáng zi 因 yīn 年代久远而 ér 变 biàn 得 dé 破旧 pò jiù .

The old house has grown shabby with age.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 久 jiǔ in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
久 jiǔ	(long) time	久 jiǔ
多久 duō jiǔ	how long?	多久 duō jiǔ
不久 bù jiǔ	soon	不久 bù jiǔ
好久 hǎo jiǔ	quite a while	好久 hǎo jiǔ
长久 cháng jiǔ	(for a) long time	長久
不久前 bù jiǔ qián	not long ago	不久前 bù jiǔ qián
永久 yǒng jiǔ	everlasting	永久 yǒng jiǔ
持久 chíjiǔ	lasting	持久 chíjiǔ
前不久 qián bù jiǔ	not long ago	前不久 qián bù jiǔ
已久 yǐ jiǔ	already a long time	已久 yǐ jiǔ
悠久 yōujiǔ	long (tradition, history etc)	悠久 yōujiǔ
许久 xǔ jiǔ	for ages	許久
久违 jiǔ wéi	a long time since we last met	久違
久久 jiǔ jiǔ	for a very long time	久久 jiǔ jiǔ
久等 jiǔ děng	to wait for a long time	久等 jiǔ děng
永久性 yǒng jiǔ xìng	permanent	永久性 yǒng jiǔ xìng
好久不见 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn	long time no see	好久不見
良久 liáng jiǔ	a good while	良久 liáng jiǔ
天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ	eternal	天長地久
久远 jiǔ yuǎn	old	久遠
久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī	over time	久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
久仰 jiǔ yǎng	It's an honor to meet you at last.	久仰 jiǔ yǎng
恒久 héng jiǔ	constant	恆久
持久战 chí jiǔ zhàn	prolonged war	持久戰
久留 jiǔ liú	to stay for a long time	久留 jiǔ liú