久 jiǔ
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jiǔ
adjective
old
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: Use for old things not old people (Guoyu '久' adj) -
jiǔ
adverb
over a long time
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: For example, 長治久安 'long order and long peace' (CCI p. 37; CC-CEDICT '長治久安'; Guoyu '長治久安'; Guoyu '久' adv; Unihan '久') -
jiǔ
noun
age
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '久' n) -
jiǔ
verb
to remain
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 留 (Guoyu '久' v)
Contained in
- 久长(久長) a long time
- 永久和平 lasting peace; enduring peace
- 久稽 to delay for a very long time
- 终久(終久) in the end; eventually
- 经久不衰(經久不衰) unfailing; never-ending
- 永久居留权(永久居留權) permanent residency
- 久立 to stand up for a long time ; to exist for a long time
- 分久必合，合久必分 that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义)
- 顷久(頃久) an instant or an eternity
- 久矣 already for a long time
- 多久 how long?
- 久视(久視) gaze for a long time ; to live forever without growing old ; Jiushi reign
- 积久弊生(積久弊生) a long lasting condition can give rise to evil
- 路遥知马力，日久见人心(路遙知馬力，日久見人心) just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart
- 久患 long suffering
- 久病成医(久病成醫) (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
- 久旷(久曠) to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single
- 有耐久力 to be durable
- 持久性毒剂(持久性毒劑) persistent agent
- 久久 for a very long time
- 常久 long lasting; enduring
- 久仰 I've long looked forward to meeting you; It's an honor to meet you at last
- 既久 for a considerable time
- 许久(許久) for a long time; for ages
- 不久 not long; soon
- 久负盛名(久負盛名) seasoned; honed to perfection over centuries; special reserve
- 日久岁深(日久歲深) to last for an eternity
- 持久战(持久戰) prolonged war; war of attrition
- 良久 a long time
- 历史久远(歷史久遠) ancient history
- 地久天长(地久天長) the earth and sky endure forever
- 历史悠久(歷史悠久) long-established; time-honored
- 久而久之 gradually over time
- 赵久(趙久) a long time
- 永久居民 permanent resident
- 活久见(活久見) if you live long enough, you'll see everything
- 久攻不下 to attack for a long time without success
- 久别重逢(久別重逢) to meet again after a long period of separation
- 恒久(恆久) constant; persistent; long-lasting; eternal
- 旷日持久(曠日持久) protracted ; long and drawn-out
- 天长地久(天長地久) everlasting
- 永久虚电路(永久虛電路) Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC
- 久闻大名(久聞大名) your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
Also contained in
久治 、 张可久 、 建久 、 美国永久居民 、 久安 、 久治县 、 坐久成劳 、 崔久峰
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷六 節葬下 Book 6 - Simplicity in Funerals III Mozi 墨子 — count: 23
- 卷六十五 志第十八 五行三 Volume 65 Treatises 18: Five Elements 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 22
- 卷九十六 列傳第三十四: 黃久約 李晏子:仲略 李愈 王賁 許安仁 梁襄 路伯達 Volume 96 Biographies 34: Huang Jiuyue, Li Yan son: Zhonglüe, Li Yu, Wang Ben, Xu Anren, Liang Xiang, Lu Boda History of Jin 金史 — count: 19
- 卷二百七十 列傳第二十九 顏衎 劇可久 趙逢 蘇曉 高防 馮瓚 邊珝 王明 許仲宣 楊克讓 段思恭 侯陟 李符 魏丕 董樞 Volume 270 Biographies 29: Yan Kan, Ju Kejiu, Zhao Feng, Su Xiao, Gao Fang, Feng Zan, Bian Xu, Wang Ming, Xu Zhongxuan, Yang Kerang, Duan Sigong, Hou Zhi, Li Fu, Wei Pi, Dong Shu History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
- 卷九十七 志第五十 河渠七 Volume 97 Treatises 50: Rivers and Canals 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 15
- 《龜策列傳》 Biographies of Diviners Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 13
- 非相篇第五 Chapter 5: Do not Judge by Appearances Xunzi 荀子 — count: 13
- 卷二十六 Scroll 26 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 13
- 卷八十八 志第六十四 河渠六 Volume 88 Treatises 64: Rivers and Canals 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 13
- 卷二百四十 列傳第一百二十八 葉向高 劉一燝 韓爌 朱國祚 何宗彥 孫如游 Volume 240 Biographies 128: Ye Xianggao, Liu Yijing, Han Kuang, Zhu Guozuo, He Zongyan, Sun Ruyou History of Ming 明史 — count: 12
Collocations
- 久丧 (久喪) 欲久喪而後不能也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 27
- 葬久 (葬久) 或以厚葬久喪以為仁也義也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷六 節葬下 Book 6 - Simplicity in Funerals III — count: 22
- 能久 (能久) 其況能久有許乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 20
- 不可久 (不可久) 不可久也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 6
- 不能久 (不能久) 秦不能久 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
- 可久 (可久) 何可久也 — Book of Changes 易經, 大過 Da Guo — count: 4
- 欲久 (欲久) 欲久得乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
- 其日久 (其日久) 創鉅者其日久 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《三年問》 Questions about the Mourning for Three Years — count: 3
- 久语 (久語) 是以人主久語而左右鬻懷刷 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 內儲說下六微第三十一 Chapter 31: A Collection of Sayings II — count: 3
- 未久 (未久) 以其下成康為未久也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 3