Character

久 jiǔ

long time (ago); time passage, grow late

HSK 3 #637

悠久 yōu jiǔ HSK 5	long (tradition, history etc)
持久 chí jiǔ HSK 6	lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
多久 duō jiǔ	how long?
好久 hǎo jiǔ	quite a while
不久 bù jiǔ	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
长久 cháng jiǔ	(for a) long time
永久 yǒng jiǔ	everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent
久等 jiǔ děng	to wait for a long time
不久前 bù jiǔ qián	not long ago
永久性 yǒng jiǔ xìng	permanent
久仰 jiǔ yǎng	honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last.
前不久 qián bù jiǔ	not long ago; not long before
许久 xǔ jiǔ	for a long time; for ages
久远 jiǔ yuǎn	old; ancient; far away
久留 jiǔ liú	to stay for a long time
天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ	enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal
恒久 héng jiǔ	constant; persistent; long-lasting; eternal
久违 jiǔ wéi	(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met
持久战 chí jiǔ zhàn	prolonged war; war of attrition
久久 jiǔ jiǔ	for a very long time
久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī	over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time
久闻大名 jiǔ wén dà míng	your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
久负盛名 jiǔ fù shèng míng	seasoned; honed to perfection over centuries; special reserve
经久不衰 jīng jiǔ bù shuāi	unfailing; never-ending
良久 liáng jiǔ	a good while; a long time

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