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旷日持久

kuàng rì chí jiǔ

4-character word Traditional 曠日持久

What 旷日持久 means

1. protracted (idiom)
2. long and drawn-out

The characters in 旷日持久

• 旷kuàngto neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time)
• 日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support
• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long

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