良久 (liáng jiǔ) — a long time (literary; used in formal or written language)
Definition
Literary/formal way to say 'a long time,' mostly seen in writing. Use 很久 in everyday speech instead.
noun
a long time (literary; used in formal or written language)
Examples
- 良久，。Guò le liáng jiǔ, tā cái chū xiàn.After a long time, she finally appeared.
- 良久，。Sī kǎo liáng jiǔ hòu, tā zuò chū le jué dìng.After thinking for a long time, he made a decision.
- 良久。Liǎng gè chéng shì zhī jiān de jù lí xū yào liáng jiǔ cái néng zǒu wán.The distance between the two cities takes a long time to cover.
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