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多久

duō jiǔ · duo jiu

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Meaning

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  1. (of time) how long?
  2. (not) a long time
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Ten years in Beijing

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)来(lái)北京(běijīng)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have you been in Beijing?

  2. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)三(sān)年(nián)了(le)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    Almost three years. And you?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)了(le)差不多(chàbuduō)十(shí)年(nián)

    I have been here almost ten years.

  4. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)久(jiǔ)！那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)知道(zhīdào)到(dào)火车站(huǒchēzhàn)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    That long! Then you must know how long it takes to the train station.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)没(méi)去过(qùguò)火车站(huǒchēzhàn)。

    I don't know. I've never been to the train station.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)会(huì)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)逗(dòu)留(liú)多(duō)久(jiǔ)？

How long will you stay here?

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

02

你(nǐ)学(xué)中(zhōng)文(wén)已(yǐ)经(jīng)学(xué)了(le)多(duō)久(jiǔ)了(le)？

How long have you been learning Chinese?

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多
duō

many; much; too many; in excess

久
jiǔ

(long) time; (long) duration of time

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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