久 jiǔ — long (in time); of long duration
久
jiǔ jiu3
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
verb
- auterize
- support
- stop up
- await
- be detained
adjective
- for a long time; long e.g 久羁 · 久惯牢成 · 久淹
- old e.g 久德 · 久要 · 久坟 · 久将 · 久故
- of a certain duration of time e.g 你来了多久了?久之 · 久以后 · 久时 · 久淫
Related words
- 不久 before long; soon
- 前不久 not long ago; recently; a short time ago
- 悠久 long; age-old; long-standing; time-honored; enduring; far back
- 持久 duration/endure/lasting
- 长久 long; enduring
- 多久 how long
- 永久 permanent; forever
- 好久 quite a while
- 许久 for a long time/for ages
- 久久 for a very long time
- 长治久安 long-term stability and peace
- 久远 old/ancient/far away
- 久而久之 as time goes on; gradually over time
- 良久 a long time
- 久违 long time no see; to have not seen each other for ages; long separation; long ab
- 久已 long ago/a long time since
- 由来已久 long-standing; of long standing
- 久拖不决 long delayed and unresolved
- 久留 to stay for a long time
- 持久战 prolonged war