多久

duōjiǔ

pronoun HSK 2 #721

Meanings

1 how long (time)?

Characters

Examples

你学中文多久了？

Nǐ xué Zhōngwén duōjiǔ le?

How long have you been studying Chinese?

还要多久？

Hái yào duōjiǔ?

How much longer?

你在中国住了多久？

Nǐ zài Zhōngguó zhù le duōjiǔ?

How long did you live in China?

Tips

grammar

多久 asks about duration. Pattern: verb + 了 + 多久 (how long have you been doing something?).

Stroke Order

多 duō

久 jiǔ