多久
duō jiǔ
Pinyin

Definition

多久
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duō jiǔ
  1. how long?

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

久
jiǔ
  1. 1 (long) time
  2. 2 (long) duration of time
多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
久久
jiǔ jiǔ
  1. 1 for a very long time
久违
jiǔ wéi
  1. 1 (haven't done sth) for a long time
  2. 2 a long time since we last met
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 ancient
  3. 3 far away
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
多半
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely
多多
duō duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 a lot
  4. 4 lots and lots
  5. 5 more
  6. 6 even more
多情
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental
多数
duō shù
  1. 1 majority
  2. 2 most
多谢
duō xiè
  1. 1 many thanks
  2. 2 thanks a lot
多变
duō biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 multi-variate (math.)
多云
duō yún
  1. 1 cloudy (meteorology)
多余
duō yú
  1. 1 superfluous
  2. 2 unnecessary
  3. 3 surplus
多么
duō me
  1. 1 how (wonderful etc)
  2. 2 what (a great idea etc)
  3. 3 however (difficult it may be etc)
  4. 4 (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)
  5. 5 to what extent
大多
dà duō
  1. 1 for the most part
  2. 2 many
  3. 3 most
  4. 4 the greater part
  5. 5 mostly
大多数
dà duō shù
  1. 1 (great) majority

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
  1. 1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
  2. 2 great amount of
  3. 3 countless
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)

Sample Sentences

方便是方便，市政规划、交通政策也得跟上脚步呀！用户只知道骑，却不知道停哪儿？说只能临时停，但是谁知道所谓临时是多久？
fāngbiàn shì fāngbiàn ，shìzhèng guīhuà 、jiāotōng zhèngcè yě děi gēnshàng jiǎobù ya ！yònghù zhǐ zhīdào qí ，quèbù zhīdào tíng nǎr ？shuō zhǐnéng línshí tíng ，dànshì shéizhīdào suǒwèi línshí shì duō jiǔ ？
Convenience is convenience, but city planning and transport policy has to catch up! The users only concern themselves with cycling, but don't know where to park? They say they're only parking temporarily, but who knows how long "temporary" is supposed to be?
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你觉得你要花多久时间才能上手业务类的工作。
nǐ juéde nǐ yào huā duō jiǔ shíjiān cáinéng shàngshǒu yèwù lèi de gōngzuò 。
How much time do you think you'd need to get to grips with a sales job?
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王主任，这样吧，我考考你，要是你答不出來就得罚酒。听好了！一般人读完哈佛大学要多久？
Wáng zhǔrèn ，zhèyàng ba ，wǒ kǎokao nǐ ，yàoshì nǐ dá bu chū lái jiù děi fájiǔ 。tīnghǎo le ！yībānrén dú wán Hāfó Dàxué yào duō jiǔ ？
Mr Wang, how about this? I'll test you. If you can't answer, you have to have a drink. Listen carefully! How long do most people take to read Harvard University?
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哼，我大人不记小人过，宰相肚里能撑船！看那个瘪三能嚣张多久！
hèng ，wǒ dàren bù jì xiǎorén guò ，zǎixiàng dùlǐ néng chēng chuán ！kàn nàge biēsān néng xiāozhāng duō jiǔ ！
Hmph, I guess I am the bigger man, with the tolerance of a saint! Let's see how long that street rat will keep on ranting!
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我们的健身房可以选择签半年、一年或者两年的合同。签两年的月费最便宜您想签多久呢？
wǒmen de jiànshēnfáng kěyǐ xuǎnzé qiān bànnián 、yī nián huòzhě liǎng nián de hétong 。qiān liǎng nián de yuè fèi zuì piányi nín xiǎng qiān duōjiǔ ne ？
Our gymnasium offers half, one year or two years contract. The monthly fee for a two years contract is the most economical. Which one would you like?
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你打算去多久？
nǐ dǎsuàn qù duōjiǔ ？
How long are you planning to stay?
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我睡了多久？
wǒ shuì le duō jiǔ ？
How long did I sleep for?
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嗯，话说，你们俩交往多久？
ng4 ，huàshuō ，nǐmen liǎ jiāowǎng duō jiǔ ？
Yeah, tell me, how long have you two been dating?
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我的自行车坏了，如果我坐地铁到学校要多久？
wǒ de zìxíngchē huài le ，rúguǒ wǒ zuò dìtiě dào xuéxiào yào duō jiǔ ？
My bicycle is broken, how long would it take if I took the subway to school?
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我家门���有公交站，那搭公交车要多久？
wǒ jiā ménkǒu yǒu gōngjiāozhàn ，nà dā gōngjiāochē yào duō jiǔ ？
There's a bus station just outside my house, so how far is it by bus?
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