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悠久 (yōu jiǔ): Long-standing (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

悠 • yōu • long, distant, leisurely, or tranquil
yōu悠

long, distant, leisurely, or tranquil

久 • jiǔ • long time • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
jiǔ久

long time

Word Info

Pinyinyōu jiǔ
Meaninglong-standing; age-old
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective
4.

How to Use 悠久 in Sentences

Adjective + Particlewith历史
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
formal
with a long history
Subject + Verb
chuán传
tǒng统
yōu悠
jiǔ久
5.

Example Sentences with 悠久

zhōng中
guó国
de的
lì历
shǐ史
hěn很
yōu
formal
long tradition
wén文
huà化
yōu悠
jiǔ久
formal
long-standing culture
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
formal
long history
悠
jiǔ久
。
China has a long history.
Zhōng中
guó国
yǒu有
zhe着
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
hé和
càn灿
làn烂
de的
wén文
huà化
。
China has a long-standing history and a splendid culture.
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
yǒu有
zhe着
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
wén文
huà化
chuán传
tǒng统
。
This small town has a long cultural tradition.
zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
zhāo招
pái牌
cài菜
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
xuān宣
chuán传
zhōng中
nà那
me么
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
yuān渊
yuán源
。
The signature dish of this restaurant does not have as long-standing a historical origin as advertised.
tán谈
qǐ起
běn本
dì地
niàng酿
jiǔ酒
yè业
nà那
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
，
lǎo老
chǎng厂
zhǎng长
de的
huà话
xiá匣
zǐ子
jiù就
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
。
When talking about the age-old history of the local brewing industry, the old factory manager just started chatting away.

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 悠久.

  • 承担chéng dānbear; to undertake; assume
  • 传播chuán bōdisseminate; propagate
  • 度过dù guòspend; pass
  • 出示chū shìto show
  • 诚恳chéng kěnsincere; earnest
  • 代替dài tìinstead
  • 办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle
  • 惭愧cán kuìashamed
  • 翅膀chì bǎngwing [of a bird]
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
  • 表现biǎo xiànexpression; representation; display
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 悠久.

Words with 悠
  • 忽悠hū youDeceive / Hoodwink
  • 悠闲yōu xiánLeisurely / Carefree
  • 转悠zhuàn youWander around
  • 悠哉
yōu zāi
Leisurely and carefree
  • 悠悠yōu yōuleisurely; long-drawn-out
  • 晃悠huàng youto sway; to wobble; to wander aimlessly
    • Words with 久
    • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
    • 好久hǎo jiǔquite a while
    • 久远jiǔ yuǎnlong ago; far back in time; remote
    • 长久cháng jiǔ(for a) long time
    • 持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring; persistent
    • 久仰jiǔ yǎngLong admire
    • 久违jiǔ wéiLong time no see
    • 永久yǒng jiǔPermanent / everlasting