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久
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不久
bùjiǔ
not long (after)
久久
jiǔjiǔ
for a very long time
久之
jiǔzhī
for a long time
久仰
jiǔyǎng
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
久别
jiǔbié
a long period of separation
久已
jiǔyǐ
long ago
久慕
jiǔmù
lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).
久旷
jiǔkuàng
to leave uncultivated for a long time
久治
Jiǔzhì
Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[果洛州<Guǒluòzhōu>]], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)
久留
jiǔliú
to stay for a long time
久病
jiǔbìng
my old illness
久等
jiǔděng
to wait for a long time
久违
jiǔwéi
(haven't done sth) for a long time
久远
jiǔyuǎn
old
久长
jiǔcháng
a long time
久阔
jiǔkuò
a long period of separation
久陪
jiǔpéi
to accompany over long term
多久
duōjiǔ
how long?
好久
hǎojiǔ
quite a while
已久
yǐjiǔ
already a long time
Example Sentences (4)
可以一边吃一边看，坐久了还可以站起来休息一会儿。
Kěyǐ yìbiān chī yìbiān kàn, zuò jiǔ le hái kěyǐ zhàn qǐlái xiūxi yíhuìr.
You can eat while watching, and if you've been sitting for a long time you can also stand up and rest for a while.
Text 3
当然。有些衣服第一次洗的时候会掉颜色，其实，有很多方法可以解决这个问题。在水里加勺盐再洗是最简单的方法。用盐水来洗新衣服，这样穿得再久、洗的次数再多，衣服也不容易掉颜色。
Dāngrán. Yǒuxiē yīfú dìyīcì xǐ de shíhòu huì diào yánsè, qíshí, yǒu hěnduō fāngfǎ kěyǐ jiějué zhègè wèntí. Zài shuǐ lǐ jiā sháo yán zài xǐ shì zuì jiǎndān de fāngfǎ. Yòng yánshuǐ lái xǐ xīn yīfú, zhèyàng chuān de zài jiǔ, xǐ de cìshù zài duō, yīfú yě bù róngyì diào yánsè.
Of course. Some clothes lose color the first time you wash them; in fact, there are many ways to solve this problem. The simplest method is to add a spoon of salt to the water and wash again. Wash new clothes with salt water; this way, no matter how long you wear them or how many times you wash them, the clothes won't fade easily.
Text 2
是啊！像咱们这些久坐办公室的人要注意，有时间应该多站起来活动活动。
Shì a! Xiàng zánmen zhèxiē jiǔzuò bàngōngshì de rén yào zhùyì, yǒu shíjiān yīnggāi duō zhàn qǐlái huódòng huódòng.
Yeah! People like us who sit in offices for long periods should pay attention; when we have time, we should stand up and move around more.
Text 3
如果你很久没爬山或者游泳了，运动一会儿就一定要休息休息。
Rúguǒ nǐ hěn jiǔ méi páshān huòzhě yóuyǒng le, yùndòng yíhuìr jiù yídìng yào xiūxi xiūxi.
If you haven't hiked or swum in a long time, be sure to rest after exercising for a while.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 636
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,339 of 84,292