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好久 (hǎo jiǔ): Quite a while (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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好 • hǎo • good • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
hǎo
好
good
久 • jiǔ • long time • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
jiǔ
久
long time
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 好久.
Words with
好
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello; hi
好听
hǎo tīng
pleasant to hear
好看
hǎo kàn
good-looking
好玩儿
hǎo wán r
fun; interesting; amusing
好吃
hǎo chī
delicious
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
好多
hǎo duō
many
爱好
ài hào
interests; hobbies
Words with
久
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
long ago; far back in time; remote
悠久
yōu jiǔ
long-standing; age-old
长久
cháng jiǔ
(for a) long time
持久
chí jiǔ
lasting; enduring; persistent
久仰
jiǔ yǎng
Long admire
久违
jiǔ wéi
Long time no see
永久
yǒng jiǔ
Permanent / everlasting
4.
Example Sentences with 好久
wǒ
我
men
们
hǎo
好
jiǔ
久
méi
没
jiàn
见
miàn
面
le
了
。
We haven't seen each other for quite a while.
hǎo
好
jiǔ
久
bú
不
jiàn
见
，
zhēn
真
shì
是
jiǔ
久
wéi
违
zhè
这
ge
个
xiào
笑
huà
话
zhēn
真
kě
可
xiào
笑
，
ràng
让
wǒ
hǎo
好
jiǔ
久
méi
没
xià
下
chú
厨
，
lián
连
qiè
切
cài
菜
wǎn
晚
xiá
霞
jiāng
将
tiān
天
kōng
空
rǎn
染
dé
得
yì
异
cháng
常
yàn
le
了
！
Long time no see, it's been a while!
我
xiào
笑
le
了
hǎo
好
jiǔ
久
。
This joke is really funny; it made me laugh for a long time.
de
的
shǒu
手
fǎ
法
dōu
都
xiǎn
显
de
得
yǒu
有
xiē
些
shēng
生
shū
疏
le
了
。
It's been a long time since I cooked, and even my knife skills seem a bit rusty.
艳
lì
丽
，
wǒ
我
men
们
rěn
忍
bú
不
zhù
住
zhù
驻
zú
足
xīn
欣
shǎng
赏
le
了
hǎo
好
jiǔ
久
。
The sunset dyed the sky exceptionally gorgeous, and we couldn't help but stop to admire it for a long time.
