长久 (長久)
cháng jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

长久 (長久)
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cháng jiǔ
  1. (for a) long time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

久
jiǔ
  1. 1 (long) time
  2. 2 (long) duration of time
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
久久
jiǔ jiǔ
  1. 1 for a very long time

Idioms (14)

久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing

Sample Sentences

唉，但愿人长久，千里共婵娟！你先生知道你在月亮上，这一天一定会拿着望远镜看的！
ài ，dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān ！nǐ xiānsheng zhīdào nǐ zài yuèliàng shàng ，zhè yī tiān yīdìng huì ná zhe wàngyuǎnjìng kàn de ！
Ah, 'May we be blessed with longevity, though thousands of miles apart, we can enjoy the moon together!' Your husband knows you are on the moon, so on this day he'll definitely be looking for you with a telescope!
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明月几时有，把酒问青天，不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？…人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。”
míngyuè jǐ shí yǒu ，bǎ jiǔ wèn qīngtiān ，bùzhī tiānshàng gōngquè ，jīn xì shì hé nián ？…rén yǒu bēihuānlíhé ，yuè yǒu yīnqíngyuánquē ，cǐshì gǔ nán quán 。dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān 。”
"When did the bright moon first appear? I hold a glass to the heavens to ask, what date can it be in the divine imperial palace? Human life is full of both joys and sorrows, just as the moon waxes and wanes, and makes it hard to get satisfaction. If only men could live longer on the earth, although a thousand miles apart, they could both enjoy the beautiful glimmer of the same moonlight."
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人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全，但愿人长久，千里共婵娟”，我特別喜欢这句话。这让我豁然开朗，感觉一切都有希望。
rén yǒu bēihuānlíhé ，yuè yǒu yīnqíngyuánquē ，cǐshì gǔ nán quán ，dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān ”，wǒ tèbié xǐhuan zhè jù huà 。zhè ràng wǒ huòrán kāilǎng ，gǎnjué yīqiè dōu yǒu xīwàng 。
"Human life is full of both joys and sorrowful partings, just as the moon waxes and wanes, and makes it hard to get satisfaction. If only men could live longer on the earth, although a thousand miles apart, they could both enjoy the beautiful glimmer of the same moonlight." I particularly like this line. This opened me up to the meaning and made me feel that everything has hope.
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别呀，你不能让我亏本吧，做生意总要长长久久，看在你是老顾客的份上，我多送你一点蒜头，行吧？
bié ya ，nǐ bù néng ràng wǒ kuīběn ba ，zuò shēngyi zǒngyào chángchángjiǔjiǔ ，kànzài nǐ shì lǎo gùkè de fènshàng ，wǒ duō sòng nǐ yīdiǎn suàntou ，xíng ba ？
No way, you can't force me to make a loss, but when you do business you have to think of the long term. Seeing as you're an old customer, I'll give you a little more garlic, OK?
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长久
chángjiǔ
a long time
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长长久久
chángchángjiǔjiǔ
A very long time.
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但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiānlǐ gòng chánjuān 。
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规定谈不上，我们追求的也是长久的合作关系。对于南美市场，我们希望每年你能有两万台的量。
guīdìng tánbushàng ，wǒmen zhuīqiú de yě shì chángjiǔ de hézuò guānxì 。duìyú Nánměi shìchǎng ，wǒmen xīwàng měinián nǐ néng yǒu liǎng wàn tái de liàng 。
No rules to speak of. What we want is a long-term cooperative relationship. As far as the South American market is concerned, we hope that you will have a yearly volume of 20,000 machines.
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