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久等

jiǔ děng · jiu deng

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Meaning

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  1. to wait for a long time
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Sorry to keep you waiting

  1. Liangliang

    您好(nínhǎo)，让(ràng)您(nín)久等(jiǔděng)了(le)！

    Hello, sorry to keep you waiting!

  2. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)等了(děngle)二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)。

    It is fine. We waited twenty minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)对不起(duìbuqǐ)，客人(kèrén)太多(tàiduō)，让(ràng)大家(dàjiā)久等(jiǔděng)了(le)。

    So sorry. There are too many guests and everyone waited long.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)不(bù)着急(zháojí)。

    OK, we are not in a hurry.

  5. Liangliang

    您(nín)点的(diǎnde)菜(cài)马上(mǎshàng)来(lái)！

    The dish you ordered is coming soon!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)，我们(wǒmen)还(hái)没(méi)点菜(diǎncài)。

    But we have not ordered yet.

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2 examples
01

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，让(ràng)您(nín)久(jiǔ)等(děng)了(le)。

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，让(ràng)你(nǐ)久(jiǔ)等(děng)了(le)。

I am sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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