Dictionary › 多久

多久

duō jiǔ

2-character word

What 多久 means

1. (of time) how long?
2. (not) a long time

How 多久 is used in grammar

多久 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Interrogative Pronouns: 多久、为什么、怎么样 (HSK 2)

The characters in 多久

• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long

Example sentences

• 要多久？
  How long does it take?
• 多久以前？
  How long ago was that?
• 你待了多久?
  How long did you stay?
• 雨会下多久？
  How long will this rain go on?
• 他走多久了？
  How long has he been walking?
• 您想待多久？
  How long do you want to stay?

Words containing 多久

• 没多久méi duō jiǔbefore long; soon after

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read duō jiǔ correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.