许久 meaning in English

xǔjiǔ

for a long time; for ages

Traditional 許久9 strokes

Meaning of 许久

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xǔjiǔ
  1. for a long time
  2. for ages

许久 in example sentences

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

我wǒ昨zuó天tiān遇yù到dào了le一yí个gè许xǔ久jiǔ不bú见jiàn的de老lǎo朋péng友yǒu。
Yesterday I met an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a long time.

Stroke order for each character

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许 xǔ · to allow · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

久 jiǔ · long · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 许久.

也许yěxǔperhaps; maybe
多久duōjiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
许多xǔduōmany; a lot of
不久bùjiǔnot long (after); before too long
好久hǎojiǔ(coll.) a long time
或许huòxǔperhaps; maybe
不许bùxǔnot to allow; must not
许可xǔkěto allow; to permit
允许yǔnxǔto permit; to allow
长久chángjiǔlong-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent
永久yǒngjiǔeverlasting; perpetual
准许zhǔnxǔto allow; to grant

Questions about 许久

What does 许久 mean?

许久 (xǔjiǔ) means "for a long time; for ages".

How do you write 许久?

许久 is made of 2 characters: 许 (6 strokes), 久 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

How is 许久 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 许久 is written 許久.