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  • 1

    adj.for a long time; long

    • wǒ men jiǔ wèi jiàn miàn le

      我们见面

      We haven't seen each other for a long time.

    • ràng nǐ děng de shí jiān jiǔ ma

      时间

      Have you been waiting long?

    • xīn kǔ láo lèi nà me jiǔ nǐ gāi xiū xi yī xià le

      辛苦劳累那么休息

      You deserve a rest after all that hard work.

    antonym
  • 2

    n.a specified duration

    • nǐ xī yān duō jiǔ le

      吸烟

      How long have you been a smoker?

    • nǐ lái duō jiǔ le

      How long have you been here?

    • wǒ men jié hūn yǒu shí nián zhī jiǔ le

      我们结婚

      We were married for ten long years.

    antonym

Words and phrases with 久

  • 久违
    [word]have not met/seen for a long time
  • 久旷
    [word]leave uncultivated for a long time; be widowed long ago
  • 久别
    [word]be separated for a long time
  • 久久
    [word]for a long while
  • 久经
    [word]experience for a long time
  • 久耕地
    [word]old land
  • 久病
    [word]be ill for a long time
  • 久已
    [word]long since
  • 久仰
    [word]I've long looked forward to meeting you
  • 久经风霜
    [idiom]have experienced all sorts of hardships
  • 久负盛名
    [idiom]have long enjoyed a good reputation
  • 久经考验
    [idiom]long-tested
  • 久居人下
    [idiom]remain in a subordinate position for a long period
  • 久别重逢
    [idiom]be reunited after a long separation
  • 久病成医
    [idiom]A patient becomes a doctor after a long illness.
  • 久而久之
    [idiom]as time passes
  • 久闻大名
    [idiom]I've long heard about your great name.

Similar-form characters to 久

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiǔ

  • liquor
  • nine; many
  • fragrant-flowered garlic
  • nine; pale black jade-like stone
  • cauterize; moxibustion