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久 jiǔ

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久 jiǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiǔ | jiu3
English translation
(long) time
(long) duration of time
long ago; a long time

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About 久 jiǔ

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

3

Traditional form

久 jiǔ

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Etymology of 久 jiǔ

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Positional decomposition

⿻勹 bāo ？

Explanation

Origin unclear

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Example sentences using 久 jiǔ

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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.

他 tā 叫 jiào 我 wǒ 等 děng 得 dé 太 tài 久 jiǔ ,这是不 bù 合理 hélǐ 的 de .

He kept me waiting an unconscionable time.

爱情 àiqíng 是 shì 真实 zhēnshí 的 de —— 最 zuì 真实 zhēnshí 、 最 zuì 持久 chíjiǔ 的 de —— 是 shì 我们 wǒmen 所 suǒ 知道 zhīdào 的最甜 tián 也 Yě 最 zuì 苦 kǔ 的 de 东西 dōngxī .

Love is real - the most real, the most lasting - the sweetest and yet the bitterest thing we know.

他 tā 把 bǎ 胸中 xiōng zhōng 憋 biē 了 le 好久 hǎo jiǔ 的 de 气 qì 吐 tǔ 了 le 出来 chū lái .

The pent - up air burst from his lungs.

我 wǒ 很 hěn 久 jiǔ 以前 yǐqián 在 zài 这里 zhè lǐ 住 zhù 过 Guò .

Once , in the dim and distant past, I live in here.

Words with 久 jiǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
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

久 jiǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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久 jiǔ Compounds

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  • 久 jiǔ
    • 匛
    • 疚 jiù , 灸 jiǔ , 玖 jiǔ , 羑 yǒu , 奺, 杦, 汣, 畂, 畝 mǔ , 畞, 粂, 羐, 镹
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