久等

jiǔ děng · jiu deng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to wait for a long time

In a sentence

2 examples
01

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ),让(ràng)您(nín)久(jiǔ)等(děng)了(le)。

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ),让(ràng)你(nǐ)久(jiǔ)等(děng)了(le)。

I am sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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