久

The character "久" has 3 strokes. "久" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "久" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "久" are "jiǔ" . View the stroke order of "久">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "久"

adj.: for a long time; long

n.: specified duration

• for a long time : phr.长时间
• long : adj.长的；长久的；耗时的；较大量的；长元音的；小的；渺茫的；远期（获利）的；混合的；大量的；充足的；大量供应的

Form words with "久"

久病床前无孝子 a parent of prolonged illness finds no filial/dutiful children at the bedside; a prolonged illness may wear away filial piety

Example phrases using "久"

• 她耽搁了很久才抽空写了这封信。

  Only after a long delay did she get around to writing the letter.

• 由于久不联系，他们变得很生疏了。

  They are not as close as before for lack of contact.

• 见到久别的妈妈，他倍感激动。

  He felt especially excited at seeing his mother that he had not met for a long time.

• 她耽搁了很久才抽功夫去看他。

  She didn’t get around to visiting him until after a long delay.

• 茶叶存放久了就会走味儿了。

  The tea won’t keep long; for it’ll lose its flavour.

• 爸爸和我的老师谈了很久。

  Father had a long conversation with my teacher.

• 我想了很久，到底明白了。

  I thought it over for a long time and finally came to understand.

• 她在湖边流连了很久。

  She stayed/lingered long at the lake.

• 久服镇静剂会上瘾。

  Tranquillisers are habit-forming.

• 这首歌久唱不衰。

  The song has stood the test of time.