长久 meaning in English

chángjiǔ

long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent

HSK 6adjectiveTraditional 長久7 strokes

Meaning of 长久

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chángjiǔ

long-time; long-term
lasting; enduring; permanent
for a long time

How to use 长久

长久 describes relationships, peace, plans, or effects that last over time. It often appears in set phrases like 长久之计 (chángjiǔ zhī jì, a long-term plan) or as an adverb before a verb. Example: 我们的友谊会长久下去。(Wǒmen de yǒuyì huì chángjiǔ xiàqù.) Our friendship will last a long time.

长 (cháng) means long and 久 (jiǔ) means a long time, so 长久 stacks two ideas of length together: something that lasts long and keeps lasting. Picture a long road that goes on for ages.

Common mistake: 长 has two readings. In 长久 it is cháng (long), not zhǎng as in 长大 (zhǎngdà) or 队长 (duìzhǎng). Also, 久 (jiǔ) is third tone and should not be confused with 九 (jiǔ, nine) or 旧 (jiù, old).

长久 in example sentences

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

这zhè是shì场chǎng长cháng久jiǔ的de战zhàn争zhēng。

It's been a long war.

谁shéi都dōu想xiǎng活huó得de长cháng久jiǔ，但dàn没méi人rén想xiǎng变biàn老lǎo。

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

我wǒ们men的de友yǒu情qíng会huì长zhǎng久jiǔ留liú存cún。

Our friendship will last a long time.

经jīng过guò长cháng久jiǔ的de争zhēng论lùn，我wǒ终zhōng于yú说shuō服fú了le她tā去qù露lù营yíng。

After a long argument, I finally persuaded her to go camping.

靠kào武wǔ力lì取qǔ胜shèng，犹yóu如rú落luò败bài，因yīn为wèi这zhè样yàng的de胜shèng利lì不bú会huì长cháng久jiǔ。

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Stroke order for each character

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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes

久 jiǔ · long · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 长久.

多久	duōjiǔ	(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
长大	zhǎngdà	to grow up
队长	duìzhǎng	captain; team leader
不久	bùjiǔ	not long (after); before too long
市长	shìzhǎng	mayor
校长	xiàozhǎng	(college, university) president; headmaster
好久	hǎojiǔ	(coll.) a long time
家长	jiāzhǎng	head of a household; family head
院长	yuànzhǎng	the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university presi
组长	zǔzhǎng	group leader
班长	bānzhǎng	class monitor; squad leader
部长	bùzhǎng	head of a (government etc) department; section chief

Questions about 长久

What does 长久 mean?

长久 (chángjiǔ) means "long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 长久?

长久 is made of 2 characters: 长 (4 strokes), 久 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 长久 an HSK word?

Yes. 长久 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 长久 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 长久 is written 長久.

What is the difference between 长久 and 永久?

长久 (chángjiǔ) means lasting a long time. 永久 (yǒngjiǔ) means permanent or forever, so it is stronger. A 永久地址 is a permanent address, while 长久 suits relationships or plans meant to last.

Can 长久 be used in everyday speech?

Yes, but it sounds a bit more formal or written. In casual talk people often say 很久 (hěn jiǔ) or 很长时间 (hěn cháng shíjiān) for a long time, and keep 长久 for lasting things like 长久的关系 (a lasting relationship).