久 gau² {jiǔ}

1. (long) time
2. (long) duration of time

久病 gau² beng⁶ {jiǔ bìng}

1. my old illness
2. chronic condition

久別〔-别〕 gau² bit⁶ {jiǔ bié}

a long period of separation

久長〔-长〕 gau² coeng⁴ {jiǔ cháng}

a long time

久等 gau² dang² {jiǔ děng}

to wait for a long time

久闊〔-阔〕 gau² fut³ {jiǔ kuò}

a long period of separation

久久 gau² gau² {jiǔ jiǔ}

for a very long time

久已 gau² ji⁵ {jiǔ yǐ}

1. long ago
2. a long time since

久仰 gau² joeng⁵ {jiǔ yǎng}

1. honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
2. It's an honor to meet you at last.

久遠〔-远〕 gau² jyun⁵ {jiǔ yuǎn}

1. old
2. ancient
3. far away

久曠〔-旷〕 gau² kwong³ {jiǔ kuàng}

1. to leave uncultivated for a long time
2. by extension, to neglect one's work
3. to remain single

久留 gau² lau⁴ {jiǔ liú}

to stay for a long time

久慕 gau² mou⁶ {jiǔ mù}

1. lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).
2. I've been looking forward to meeting you.
3. It's an honor to meet you at last.

久陪 gau² pui⁴ {jiǔ péi}

to accompany over long term

久違〔-违〕 gau² wai⁴ {jiǔ wéi}

1. (haven't done sth) for a long time
2. a long time since we last met

久之 gau² zi¹ {jiǔ zhī}

for a long time

久治 gau² zi⁶ {Jiǔ zhì}

Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州, Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)

久不久 gau² bat¹ gau² {jiǔ bù jiǔ}

from time to time

久唔久 gau² m⁴ gau² {jiǔ ń jiǔ}

occasionally, from time to time

久治縣〔--县〕 gau² zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Jiǔ zhì xiàn}

Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州, Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)

久病成醫〔---医〕 gau² beng⁶ sing⁴ ji¹ {jiǔ bìng chéng yī}

(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

久別重逢〔-别--〕 gau² bit⁶ cung⁵ fung⁴ {jiǔ bié chóng féng}

to meet again after a long period of separation

久負盛名〔-负--〕 gau² fu⁶ sing⁶ ming⁴ {jiǔ fù shèng míng}

1. seasoned
2. honed to perfection over centuries
3. special reserve

久假不歸〔---归〕 gau² gaa³ bat¹ gwai¹ {jiǔ jiǎ bù guī}

to fail to return a borrowed item

久經考驗〔-经-验〕 gau² ging¹ haau² jim⁶ {jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn}

1. well tested (idiom); seasoned
2. veteran

久攻不下 gau² gung¹ bat¹ haa⁶ {jiǔ gōng bù xià}

to attack for a long time without success

久而久之 gau² ji⁴ gau² zi¹ {jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī}

1. over time
2. as time passes
3. in the fullness of time

久仰大名 gau² joeng⁵ daai⁶ ming⁴ {jiǔ yǎng dà míng}

I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)

久聞大名〔-闻--〕 gau² man⁴ daai⁶ ming⁴ {jiǔ wén dà míng}

your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)

久慕盛名 gau² mou⁶ sing⁶ ming⁴ {jiǔ mù shèng míng}

1. I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
2. It's an honor to meet you at last.

久病成良醫〔----医〕 gau² beng⁶ sing⁴ loeng⁴ ji¹ {jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī}

long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

久一…久二… gau² jat¹ …gau² ji⁶… {jiǔ yī… jiǔ èr …}

Doing something in fits and starts; doing something on and off