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Vocabulary list: How to use 长 (cháng) and 久 (jiǔ) correctly in Chinese grammar 语法：久、长

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “How to use 长 (cháng) and 久 (jiǔ) correctly in Chinese grammar”, in the order the article uses them.

70 words and 25 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 久(jiǔ) long
  2. 长(cháng) long
  3. 这(zhè) this
  4. 篇(piān) sheet
  5. 文(wén)章(zhāng) article
  6. 不(bù) no
  7. 太(tài) too
  8. 祝(zhù) to pray for
  9. 您(nín) you
  10. 健(jiàn)康(kāng) health
  11. 长(cháng)寿(shòu) longevity
  12. 长(cháng)城(chéng) the Great Wall
  13. 和(hé) and
  14. 长(cháng)江(jiāng) Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
  15. 都(dōu) all
  16. 很(hěn) very
  17. 部(bù) ministry
  18. 电(diàn)影(yǐng) movie
  19. 了(le) marks a completed action
  20. 流(liú)行(xíng) to propagate
  21. 歌(gē) song
  22. 一(yī)般(bān) same
  23. 他(tā) him
  24. 给(gěi) to give
  25. 我(wǒ)们(men) we
  26. 讲(jiǎng) to speak
  27. 一(yī)个(ge) a
  28. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  29. 故(gù)事(shi) narrative
  30. 寄(jì) to entrust
  31. 到(dào) to reach
  32. 这(zhè)里(lǐ) here
  33. 需(xū)要(yào) to need
  34. 多(duō) many
  35. 时(shí)间(jiān) time
  36. 当(dāng) dong
  37. 老(lǎo)师(shī) teacher
  38. 处(chǔ)理(lǐ) to handle
  39. 件(jiàn) item
  40. 事(shì) matter
  41. 要(yào) to want
  42. 我(wǒ) I
  43. 就(jiù) then
  44. 无(wú)聊(liáo) bored
  45. 你(nǐ) you
  46. 在(zài) to exist
  47. 家(jiā) home
  48. 公(gōng)司(sī) company
  49. 工(gōng)作(zuò) to work
  50. 每(měi)天(tiān) every day
  51. 好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)不(bu)见(jiàn) long time no see
  52. 多(duō)久(jiǔ) how long?
  53. 那(nà) that
  54. 已(yǐ)经(jīng) already
  55. 是(shì) to be
  56. 以(yǐ)前(qián) before
  57. 不(bù)久(jiǔ) not long
  58. 之(zhī)后(hòu) after
  59. 回(huí)来(lai) to return
  60. 不(bù)能(néng) cannot
  61. 再(zài) again
  62. 等(děng) to wait for
  63. 想(xiǎng) to desire
  64. 知(zhī)道(dào) to know
  65. 咱(zán)们(men) we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
  66. 花(huā) flower
  67. 希(xī)望(wàng) to hope
  68. 能(néng) can
  69. 长(cháng)久(jiǔ) long-time
  70. 合(hé)作(zuò) to cooperate

Example sentences 例句

  1. 这篇文章不太长。

    Zhè piān wénzhāng bú tài cháng.

    This article is not very long.

  2. 祝您健康长寿。

    Zhù nín jiànkāng chángshòu.

    I wish you health and a long life.

  3. 长城和长江都很长。

    Chángchéng hé Cháng Jiāng dōu hěn cháng.

    The Great Wall and the Yangtze River are both very long.

  4. 这部电影太长了。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng tài chángle.

    This film is too long.

  5. 流行歌一般都不长。

    Liúxíng gē yìbān dōu bù cháng.

    Pop songs are usually not very long.

  6. 他给我们讲了一个很长的故事。

    Tā gěi wǒmen jiǎngle yí gè hěn cháng de gùshi.

    He told us a long story.

  7. 寄到这里需要多长时间？

    Jì dào zhèlǐ xūyào duō cháng shíjiān?

    How long will it take to post here?

  8. 他当老师的时间不太长。

    Tā dāng lǎoshī de shíjiān bú tài cháng.

    He hasn't been a teacher for long.

  9. 处理这件事要很长时间。

    Chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

    It will take a long time to deal with this.

  10. 时间长了，我就无聊了。

    Shíjiān zhǎngle, wǒ jiù wúliáole.

    After a long time, I got bored.

  11. 你在这家公司工作了多长时间了？

    Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duō cháng shíjiān le?

    How long have you been working at this company?

  12. 你每天工作多长时间？

    Nǐ měitiān gōngzuò duō cháng shíjiān?

    How long do you work for each day?

  13. 好久不见！

    Hǎojiǔbújiàn!

    Long time no see!

  14. 你在这家公司工作了多久了？

    Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duōjiǔ le?

    How long have you worked at this company?

  15. 那已经是很久以前的事了。

    Nà yǐjīng shì hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì le.

    That's already a long time ago.

  16. 不久之后，他就回来了。

    Bùjiǔ zhīhòu, tā jiù huílaile.

    Not long after that, he returned.

  17. 太久了，我们不能再等。

    Tài jiǔle, wǒmen bùnéng zài děng.

    It's been too long -- we can't wait any more.

  18. 你等了多久?

    Nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?

    How long did you wait?

  19. 你等了多久了?

    Nǐ děng le duōjiǔ le?

    How long have you been waiting?

  20. 你等了多长时间?

    Nǐ děng le duō cháng shíjiān?

    How long did you wait?

  21. 你等了多长时间了?

    Nǐ děng le duō cháng shíjiān le?

    How long have you been waiting?

  22. 我想知道这需要多久时间。

    Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào zhè xūyào duōjiǔ shíjiān.

    I'd like to know how long this will take.

  23. 我想知道这需要多久。

    Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào zhè xūyào duōjiǔ.

    I'd like to know how long this will take.

  24. 咱们已经花了很久时间了。

    Zánmen yǐjīng huāle hěn jiǔ shíjiān le.

    We've already spent a lot of time on this.

  25. 希望我们能长久合作。

    Xīwàng wǒmen néng chángjiǔ hézuò.

    I hope that we can co-operate for a long time.