好久

hǎo jiǔ

HSK 2Adjective (形)

Basic Meaning

adj

Often used to indicate a significant passage of time, typically expressing that something hasn't happened for a long time or expressing surprise/sentiment when seeing someone again after a long absence.

A long time; quite a while.

很久；许久。

Words:

好久不见好久以前

Synonyms:

悠久良久长久永久很久久远

Antonyms:

瞬间刹那顷刻短暂立即立刻当下即刻迅速

Sentences:

好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bú)见(jiàn)！你(nǐ)最(zuì)近(jìn)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？
Long time no see! How have you been recently?
我(wǒ)们(men)已(yǐ)经(jīng)好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)没(méi)去(qù)那(nà)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)吃(chī)饭(fàn)了(le)。
We haven't been to that restaurant for a long time.
这(zhè)个(ge)故(gù)事(shi)发(fā)生(shēng)在(zài)好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)以(yǐ)前(qián)的(de)一(yī)个(ge)小(xiǎo)村(cūn)子(zi)里(lǐ)。
This story happened a long, long time ago in a small village.

Characters Breakdown

good

long time