好久不见 (好久不見)
hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

好久不见 (好久不見)
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hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn
  1. long time no see

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
好
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

嘿！小胖，好久不见，有一阵子没看到你了，健身可是不能偷懒的！
hēi ！xiǎopàng ，hǎojiǔbujiàn ，yǒu yīzhènzi méi kàndào nǐ le ，jiànshēn kěshì bùnéng tōulǎn de ！
Hey! Fatboy, long time no see. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but one really can’t fall behind when it comes to working out!
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Yvonne,好久不见!你好吗?
Yvonne ,hǎojiǔbujiàn !nǐhǎo ma ?
Yvonne, it’s been a long time! How are you?
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老弟，好久不见，难得你有空来看我。
lǎodì ，hǎojiǔbùjiàn ，nándé nǐ yǒukòng lái kàn wǒ 。
Hey old boy, long time no see, it's not often you have time to come and see me.
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陈太太，好久不见！你儿子这么大啦！几岁呀？
Chén Tàitai ，hǎojiǔbùjiàn ！nǐ érzi zhème dà la ！jǐ suì ya ？
Mrs Chen, it's been too long! Your son's gotten so big! What age is he now?
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港妹！好久不见，干嘛这么大声叫我猪头张啦，大家都在看。
gǎngmèi ！hǎojiǔbùjiàn ，gànmá zhème dàshēng jiào wǒ zhū tóu zhāng la ，dàjiā dōu zài kàn 。
"Miss Hong Kong"! Long time no see, why'd you call me Pig-head Zhang so loudly, everyone is looking.
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吴经理，好久不见啊，你们今年也来参展啊！
Wú jīnglǐ ，hǎojiǔbújiàn ā ，nǐmen jīnnián yě lái cānzhǎn ā ！
Mr Wu, long time no see, you came to take part in the expo this year too!
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Jack好久不见，最近好吗？
Jack hǎojiǔbùjiàn ，zuìjìn hǎo ma ？
Long time no see, Jack, how have you been?
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