曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. protracted (idiom)
  2. long and drawn-out

CHARACTERS

曠 kuàng extensive, wide, broad; empty
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
持 chí
HSK 4
sustain, support; hold, grasp
久 jiǔ
HSK 3
long time (ago); time passage, grow late