久

jiǔ · jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (long) time
  2. (long) duration of time

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)认(rèn)为(wéi)你(nǐ)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ)久(jiǔ)了(le)就(jiù)会(huì)不(bù)一(yí)样(yàng)了(le)。

I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by wakaran · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

花(huā)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)才(cái)能(néng)听(tīng)懂(dǒng)她(tā)在(zài)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)。

It took a long time to take in what she was saying.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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