HSK 3 · adjective

久

jiǔ

long (in time)

你等了很久吧?

Nǐ děngle hěn jiǔ ba?

You've been waiting a long time, haven't you?

不久我们就要考试了。

Bùjiǔ wǒmen jiù yào kǎoshì le.

Before long we will have an exam.

好久没有下雨了。

Hǎojiǔ méiyǒu xià yǔ le.

It hasn't rained for a long time.

真抱歉,让您久等了。

Zhēn bàoqiàn, ràng nín jiǔ děng le.

I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting.