长 期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) 早 已 zǎo yǐ long ago / for a long time 半 天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] 多 久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 长 久 cháng jiǔ (for a) long time 久 久 jiǔ jiǔ for a very long time 已 久 yǐ jiǔ already a long time 许 久 xǔ jiǔ for a long time / for ages 半 晌 bàn shǎng half of the day / a long time / quite a while 一 直 以 来 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now 良 久 liáng jiǔ a good while / a long time 长 期 以 来 cháng qī yǐ lái for a long time 久 违 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met 多 时 duō shí long time 伫 立 zhù lì to stand for a long time 尘 封 chén fēng covered in dust / dusty / lying unused for a long time 好 久 不 见 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn long time no see 悠 远 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away 老 早 lǎo zǎo a long time ago 老 半 天 lǎo bàn tiān (coll.) a long time 久 等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time 阔 别 kuò bié separated for a long time 半 响 bàn xiǎng half the day / a long time / quite a while 久 留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time 久 之 jiǔ zhī for a long time 长 存 cháng cún to last for a long time / to endure / to exist forever 煲 汤 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time 久 已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since 天 长 日 久 tiān cháng rì jiǔ after a long time (idiom) 久 长 jiǔ cháng a long time 积 郁 jī yù pent-up frustrations / sth that has accumulated in one's mind for a long time 积 年 jī nián for a long time / over many years / old / advanced in age 伫 variant of 佇|伫[zhu4] / to stand for a long time 久 闻 大 名 jiǔ wén dà míng your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) 大 器 晚 成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day 百 年 树 人 bǎi nián shù rén It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom) / fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop / cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人 积 非 成 是 jī fēi chéng shì a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom) / a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth 猴 年 马 月 hóu nián mǎ yuè long time off / time that will never come 知 人 知 面 不 知 心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) 久 仰 大 名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) 久 慕 jiǔ mù lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 久 慕 盛 名 jiǔ mù shèng míng I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom) / I've been looking forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. 久 攻 不 下 jiǔ gōng bù xià to attack for a long time without success 久 旷 jiǔ kuàng to leave uncultivated for a long time / by extension, to neglect one's work / to remain single 十 年 树 木 ， 百 年 树 人 shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop. 炼 之 未 定 liàn zhī wèi dìng to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision 八 辈 子 bā bèi zi (fig.) a long time N久 N jiǔ a very long time (etymology: in mathematics, n represents an arbitrarily large number)
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