(jiǔ) - long time, for a long time in Mandarin
jiǔTraditional: 久
Translation
long time, for a long time
Word origin
久 means a long time. The character is usually taken as an ideograph; one traditional analysis sees a figure with something pressed against it from behind, suggesting holding back or lasting. The precise original picture is debated.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- single-component graph 久 (jiǔ)
Stroke order
久
Examples
。
We haven't seen each other for a long time.
？
How long have you been waiting?
段。
This period of time is too long.
。
We haven't seen each other for ages.
。
This habit has existed for a long time.
久 (jiǔ) means long time, for a long time. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 久.
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