Meaning
(long) time; (long) duration of time
Chinese: 时间长。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 久 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 多久duō jiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
- 不久bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- 好久hǎo jiǔ(coll.) for a long time
- 长久cháng jiǔlong-time; long-term; lasting; enduring
- 悠久yōu jiǔlong (tradition, history etc)
More Words
Example Sentence
我们已经很久没见面了。Wǒ men yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi jiàn miàn le.We have not seen each other for a long time.
我们Wǒ menwe已经yǐ jīngalready很hěnvery久jiǔ(of a period of time) long没méinot见面jiàn miànto meet了le(completed action)。