好久

hǎojiǔ
adverb HSK 2 #2,435

Meanings

  1. 1 quite a while
  2. 2 a long time

Examples

Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn!
Long time no see!
Wǒ děng le hǎo jiǔ.
I waited for quite a while.
Tā hǎo jiǔ méi huí jiā le.
He hasn't been home for a long time.

Tips

usage
好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn) is one of the most common Chinese greetings. It's the origin of the English phrase 'long time no see'!
history
The English expression 'long time no see' is believed to have originated from the Chinese 好久不见, entering English through Chinese immigrant communities.

Stroke Order

hǎo
jiǔ