良久

liángjiǔ

adverb #44,389

Meanings

1 for a long time
2 a good while

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他沉默良久，才开口说话。

Tā chénmò liángjiǔ, cái kāikǒu shuōhuà.

He was silent for a long time before he finally spoke.

HSK 5

老人看着那张旧照片良久，眼睛慢慢湿了。

Lǎorén kàn zhe nà zhāng jiù zhàopiàn liángjiǔ, yǎnjing mànmàn shī le.

The old man looked at the old photo for a long while, and slowly his eyes grew wet.

Tips

register

Literary. It usually comes right after the verb it measures: 沉默良久 'silent for a long time', 沉思良久 'deep in thought for a long while'. In speech say 好久.

Stroke Order

良 liáng

久 jiǔ