好久

hǎo jiǔ

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Common

Definitions

1. quite a while

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 不久 bù jiǔ 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) short time: not long (after)

Related words

2 items

• 久 jiǔ 久 jiǔ (long) time bound morpheme for long time: (long) time
• 长期 cháng qī 长期 cháng qī long term long-term: long term

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 没(有) or 不 in negative sentences, e.g., 好久不见 (long time no see).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 很久, which can modify verbs directly, while 好久 is typically used predicatively.

Example Sentences

4 shown

好久 没练习，我的中文都荒了。

I haven't practiced for a long time, and my Chinese has gotten rusty.

我们 好久 没见面了。

We haven't seen each other for quite a while.

好久 不見。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 771570)

好久 不見！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13194535)

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Words Containing 好久

• 好久不见 好久不见 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn: long time no see

Child Words of 好久

• 久 久 jiǔ: (long) time
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to