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
- 前不久 not long ago; not long before
- 久违(久違) (haven't done something) for a long time; a long time since we last met
- 终久(終久) in the end; eventually
- 历史久远(歷史久遠) ancient history
- 久等 to wait for a long time
- 活久见(活久見) if you live long enough, you'll see everything
- 永久冻土(永久凍土) permafrost
- 已久 already a long time
- 永久磁铁(永久磁鐵) a permanent magnet
- 永久和平 lasting peace; enduring peace
- 久攻不下 to attack for a long time without success
- 久远(久遠) remote; distant ; ancient; long ago
- 多久 how long?
- 久患 long suffering
- 好久 quite a while
- 久仰 I've long looked forward to meeting you; It's an honor to meet you at last
- 年久失修 old and in a state of disrepair; dilapidated
- 永久居留权(永久居留權) permanent residency
- 久病 my old illness; chronic condition
- 久保 Kubo
- 久长(久長) a long time
- 耐久 durable; long-lasting
- 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
- 陈久(陳久) a long period of time
- 长久(長久) long term ; permanent
- 常忍久耐 consistently patient
- 久旷(久曠) to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single
- 恒久(恆久) constant; persistent; long-lasting; eternal
- 有耐久力 to be durable
- 经久不衰(經久不衰) unfailing; never-ending
- 久而久之 gradually over time
- 旷日持久(曠日持久) protracted ; long and drawn-out
- 久病成医(久病成醫) (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
- 积久(積久) accumulated over a long time
- 永久虚电路(永久虛電路) Permanent Virtual Circuit; PVC
- 永久和平的世代 an era of enduring peace
- 永久 everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent ; Eikyū
- 许久(許久) for a long time; for ages
- 久立 to stand up for a long time ; to exist for a long time
- 久久 for a very long time
- 常久 long lasting; enduring
- 久已 long ago; a long time since
- 久仰大名 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time
- 久视(久視) gaze for a long time ; to live forever without growing old ; Jiushi reign
- 久经考验(久經考驗) well tested; seasoned; veteran
Also contained in
延久 、 美国永久居民 、 崔久峰 、 久治县 、 久治 、 元久
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
- 非相篇第五 Chapter 5: Do not Judge by Appearances Xunzi 荀子 — count: 13
- 《龜策列傳》 Biographies of Diviners Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — 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
- 卷二十六 Scroll 26 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 13
- 卷三百十一 列傳第七十 晏殊 龐籍孫:恭孫 王隨 章得象 呂夷簡子:公綽 公弼 公孺 張士遜 Volume 311 Biographies 70: Yan Shu, Pang Ji and grandson: Gongsun, Wang Sui, Zhang Dexiang, Lu Yijian and son: Gongchao, Gong Bi, Gong Ru, Zhang Shixun History of Song 宋史 — 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
- 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
- 文久 (文久) 文久而滅 — Xunzi 荀子, 非相篇第五 Chapter 5: Do not Judge by Appearances — 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