久久 (jiǔ jiǔ) — for a long, long time; for a very long time

Definition

adverb

for a longlong timefor a very long time

久久，。
Tā jiǔ jiǔ dì zhàn zài chuāng qián, wàng zhe yuǎn fāng.
She stood in front of the window for a long, long time, looking into the distance.
久久。
Tā jiǔ jiǔ bù néng píng jìng xià lái.
He couldn't calm down for a long, long time.
久久。
Zhè ge wèn tí ràng wǒ jiǔ jiǔ sī kǎo.
This question made me think for a long time.

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

久jiǔlong time

久 repeated stretches the sense of a long time.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

久 likely came from a simple drawing of an arrow tip.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

久 likely came from a simple drawing of an arrow tip.

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