Meaning of 悠久
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yōujiǔ
- long (tradition, history etc)
悠久 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
中国历史比日本历史更悠久。
The history of China is older than that of Japan.
京都和奈良都是历史悠久的古城。
Nara is as old as Kyoto.
印度的历史悠久。
India has a very old history.
Stroke order for each character
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悠 yōu · distant · 11 strokes
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久 jiǔ · long · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 悠久.
| 多久 | duōjiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 不久 | bùjiǔ | not long (after); before too long |
| 好久 | hǎojiǔ | (coll.) a long time |
| 长久 | chángjiǔ | long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent |
| 永久 | yǒngjiǔ | everlasting; perpetual |
| 持久 | chíjiǔ | lasting; enduring |
| 忽悠 | hūyou | to rock; to sway |
| 转悠 | zhuànyou | to roll; to wander around |
| 前不久 | qiánbùjiǔ | not long ago; not long before |
| 悠闲 | yōuxián | leisurely; carefree |
| 久仰 | jiǔyǎng | honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 久违 | jiǔwéi | to go a long time without seeing, hearing, visiting, experiencing etc (sb or sth) |
Questions about 悠久
What does 悠久 mean?
悠久 (yōujiǔ) means "long (tradition, history etc)" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 悠久?
悠久 is made of 2 characters: 悠 (11 strokes), 久 (3 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 悠久 an HSK word?
Yes. 悠久 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.