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久
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
顷久
qǐngjiǔ
an instant or an eternity
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