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久久

jiǔjiǔ
adverb #30,006

Meanings

  1. 1 for a very long time
  2. 2 for ages
  3. 3 long and lingering

Examples

她久久地望着窗外，陷入了沉思。
Tā jiǔjiǔ de wàng zhe chuāng wài, xiàn rù le chénsī.
She gazed out the window for a long time, lost in thought.
演出结束后，掌声久久未散。
Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, zhǎngshēng jiǔjiǔ wèi sàn.
After the performance ended, the applause lingered for a long time.

Tips

memory
久 means 「a long time」 and repeating it (久久) intensifies the meaning — the way you might draw out the word in English: 「loooong time.」 Reduplication for emphasis is a natural Mandarin pattern.

Stroke Order

久 jiǔ