Word: 久 (jiǔ)

他们站着谈了很久。

Tāmen zhànzhe tánle hěn jiǔ.

They stood talking for a long time.

他好像已经病了很久了。

Tā hǎoxiàng yǐjīng bìng le hěn jiǔle.

He seems to have been ill for a long time.

你不能待久一点吗？

Nǐ bùnéng dài jiǔ yìdiǎn ma?

Can't you stay a little longer?

你们很久前就应该完成了。

Nǐmen hěn jiǔ qián jiù yīnggāi wánchéngle.

You should have completed it long ago.

你在波士顿待了很久吗？

Nǐ zài Bōshìdùn dàile hěn jiǔ ma?

Were you in Boston for a long time?

你在这儿住了很久了吗？

Nǐ zài zhèr zhùle hěn jiǔle ma?

Have you been living here for long?

你当医生很久了吗？

Nǐ dāng yìshēng hěn jiǔle ma?

Have you been working long as a doctor?

做起来不会很久。

Zuò qǐlai búhuì hěn jiǔ.

Doing that won't take long.

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.

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.

她不会活太久。

Tā búhuì huó tài jiǔ.

She won't live much longer.

她活了很久。

Tā huóle hěn jiǔ.

She lived a long life.

很久以前你就应该告诉我的。

Hěn jiǔ yǐqián nǐ jiù yīnggāi gàosu wǒ de.

You should have told me a long time ago.

您会待很久吗？

Nín huì dài hěn jiǔ ma?

Are you going to stay long?

我不会在这里呆很久。

Wǒ búhuì zài zhèlǐ dāi hěn jiǔ.

I won't stay here for long.

我不想等那么久。

Wǒ bùxiǎng děng nàme jiǔ.

I don't want to wait that long.

我们坐着谈很久以前的事。

Wǒmen zuòzhe tán hěn jiǔ yǐqián de shì.

We sat talking about the remote past.

我们已经等了那么久。

Wǒmen yǐjīng děng le nàme jiǔ.

We waited for such a long time.

我们讨论那个问题讨论了很久。

Wǒmen tǎolùn nàge wèntí tǎolùnle hěn jiǔ.

We discussed the problem for a long time.

我们走了很久。

Wǒmen zǒule hěn jiǔ.

We walked for a long time.

我已经找了很久的工作。

Wǒ yǐjīng zhǎole hěn jiǔ de gōngzuò.

I've been looking for a new job for a long time.

我已经认识她很久了。

Wǒ yǐjīng rènshi tā hěn jiǔle.

I've known her for a long time.

我希望你留在这儿久一点。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ liú zài zhèr jiǔ yìdiǎn.

I want you to stay here longer.

我很久没见他了。

Wǒ hěn jiǔ méi jiàn tā le.

It's been a very long time since I saw him last.

我很久没见过他了。

Wǒ hěn jiǔ méi jiànguo tā le.

I haven't seen him for a long time.

我找工作已经很久了。

Wǒ zhǎo gōngzuò yǐjīng hěn jiǔle.

I've been looking for a new job for a long time.

我知道该走了，但我想留久一点。

Wǒ zhīdào gāi zǒule, dàn wǒ xiǎng liú jiǔ yìdiǎn.

I know it's time to go, but I want to stay longer.

我等了你很久！

Wǒ děng le nǐ hěn jiǔ!

I have waited for you for a long time!

我认为你考虑久了就会不一样了。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ kǎolǜ jiǔle jiù huì bù yíyàng le.

I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

还要很久吗？

Hái yào hěn jiǔ ma?

Will it be much longer?

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.