好久 (hǎo jiǔ) — quite a while, a long time
Definition
An informal, conversational 'a long time' — used especially with 没 to say how long since something happened. 久 is the plain neutral adjective; 长久/久远 are more formal or refer to remote, enduring time.
adjective
quite a whilea long time
Examples
- 好久。Wǒ yǐ jīng hǎo jiǔ méi qù gōng yuán le.I haven't gone to the park for quite a while.
- 好久。Tā hǎo jiǔ méi gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà le.He hasn't called me for a long time.
- 好久，？hǎo jiǔ Bú jiàn, nǐ zuì jìn hǎo ma?Long time no see, how are you recently?
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