久违 (久違)
jiǔ wéi
Pinyin

Definition

久违 (久違)
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jiǔ wéi
  1. (haven't done sth) for a long time
  2. a long time since we last met

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

哎呦，这不是我们老班长吗？久违久违，这毕业十几年没见了吧，别来无恙啊！
āiyōu ，zhè bùshì wǒmen lǎo bānzhǎng ma ？jiǔwéi jiǔwéi ，zhè bìyè shíjǐ nián méi jiàn le ba ，biéláiwúyàng ā ！
Hey, well if it isn't that my old class president! It's been such a long time. We haven't met in the decade or so since graduation, no? I trust you've been doing well!
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