Dictionary/久

久

久 jiǔ

ㄐㄧㄡˇ
AdjHSK 3TOCFL Novice 1core 10k
1(of a period of time) long

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Examples

nǐ你bù不gāi该ràng让tā men他们děng等nà me那么jiǔ久。
你不该让他们等那么久。
You shouldn't keep them waiting so long.
你们很久前就应该完成了。
You should have completed it long ago.
他好像已经病了很久了。
He seems to have been ill for a long time.

See also: words & characters pronounced jiǔ