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好久

hǎo jiǔ · hao jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

我(wǒ)们(men)等(děng)了(le)好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)，但(dàn)是(shì)她(tā)还(hái)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)出(chū)现(xiàn)。

We waited a long time, but she didn't show up.

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

好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)休(xiū)一(yí)个(gè)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)假(jià)期(qī)了(le)。

It's been a long time since I've had a real vacation.

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good; appropriate; proper

(long) time; (long) duration of time

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