(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.
Where this fits
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 久.
Used in
Stories
(10)Grammar articles
(5)Asking How + Adjective in Mandarin with 多: 多高, 多远, 多长, 多大
就 (jiù) vs 才 (cái) in Mandarin: Sooner Than Expected, Later Than Expected
The Two 了 in Mandarin: Completion 了 After the Verb vs Change-of-State 了 at the End
Mandarin Question Formation: 吗, V-Not-V, 还是, and the In-Situ Wh-Word System
The Mandarin 于 (yú) Family: 对于, 关于, 由于, 至于, 属于, 位于, 终于
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