久等 meaning in English

jiǔděng

to wait for a long time

15 strokes

Meaning of 久等

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǔděng
  1. to wait for a long time

久等 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

对duì不bù起qǐ,让ràng您nín久jiǔ等děng了le。
I'm sorry I kept you waiting.
对duì不bù起qǐ,让ràng你nǐ久jiǔ等děng了le。
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.
让ràng你nǐ久jiǔ等děng了le!
Sorry to let you wait for so long.
真zhēn不bù好hǎo意yì思sī,让ràng您nín久jiǔ等děng了le。
I'm really sorry to make you wait.
很hěn抱bào歉qiàn让ràng你nǐ久jiǔ等děng了le。
So sorry to keep you waiting so long.

Stroke order for each character

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久 jiǔ · long · 3 strokes

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等 děng · to wait for · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 久等.

多久duōjiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
等到děngdàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
不久bùjiǔnot long (after); before too long
好久hǎojiǔ(coll.) a long time
等于děngyúto equal; to be tantamount to
平等píngděngequal; equality
等待děngdàito wait; to wait for
等候děnghòuto wait; to wait for
等级děngjígrade; rank
相等xiāngděngequal; equally
长久chángjiǔlong-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent
中等zhōngděngmedium

Questions about 久等

What does 久等 mean?

久等 (jiǔděng) means "to wait for a long time".

How do you write 久等?

久等 is made of 2 characters: 久 (3 strokes), 等 (12 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.