多久

duōjiǔ

pronoun #721

Meanings

1 how long (time)?

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

你学中文多久了？

Nǐ xué Zhōngwén duōjiǔ le?

How long have you been studying Chinese?

HSK 1

还要多久？

Hái yào duōjiǔ?

How much longer?

HSK 1

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