好
久

Quite a while in Chinese: 好久 (hǎo jiǔ)

hǎo jiǔ

quite a while

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Definitions

  1. 1quite a while

Stroke order

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好
久

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄡˇ

jiǔ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们好久没见面了。

    wǒ men hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn miàn le。

    We haven't met for quite a while.

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Related words

好

hǎo

good

久

jiǔ

(long) time

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

爱好

ài hào

to like

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

只好

zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...

最好

zuì hǎo

best

好奇

hào qí

inquisitive

良好

liáng hǎo

good

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