好久(hǎo jiǔ)

HSK 32 characters

(coll.) for a long time

Character breakdown

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(of a period of time) longFull guide →
Example sentences

How 好久 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 那是好久以前。

    nà shì hǎo jiǔ yǐ qián

    That was a long time ago.

  • 真是好久不见啊

    zhēn shì hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn a

    It's been a long time since we last saw each other.

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