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久而久之

jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī

4-character word

What 久而久之 means

1. over time
2. as time passes
3. in the fullness of time

The characters in 久而久之

• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her

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