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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 (2)
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
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