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长久

cháng jiǔ · chang jiu

Traditional 長久

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. long-time; long-term
  2. lasting; enduring; permanent
  3. for a long time
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Not a lasting habit

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)只(zhǐ)睡(shuì)四(sì)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)吗(ma)

    You only sleep four hours a night?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)这样(zhèyàng)不能(bùnéng)长久(chángjiǔ)！

    Yes. I know it can't last long.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)长久(chángjiǔ)的(de)办法(bànfǎ)！

    You need a lasting way to fix it.

  4. Dengdeng

    长久(chángjiǔ)的(de)办法(bànfǎ)？比如(bǐrú)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)？

    A lasting way? Like going to bed early?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)！

    Exactly.

  6. Dengdeng

    嗯(èn)，我(wǒ)是(shì)想(xiǎng)中午(zhōngwǔ)睡(shuì)一觉(yījiào)！

    Hmm, I was thinking of taking a nap at noon.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)友(yǒu)情(qíng)会(huì)长(cháng)久(jiǔ)留(liú)存(cún)。

Our friendship will last a long time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)只(zhǐ)能(néng)暂(zàn)时(shí)缓(huǎn)解(jiě)，不(bù)能(néng)长(cháng)久(jiǔ)解(jiě)决(jué)问(wèn)题(tí)。

This medicine can only provide temporary relief; it can't solve the problem in the long term.

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