HSK 2 · Soon & just now

多久

duō jiǔ

how long

Stroke order of 多久

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

多 · 6 strokes 久 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

多 is two evenings 夕 stacked, many; 久 is long: how long.

Parts: 多 how much + 久 long

The characters in 多久

多 duō — many; much (6 strokes)
久 jiǔ — long (time) (3 strokes)

Example sentence

你学了多久汉语？

How long have you studied Chinese?

Words with 多

多少how many; how much 多many; much 多云cloudy 多数majority 大多数the vast majority 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot 差不多almost; about the same 多么how (very)

Words with 久

不久soon; not long after 好久a long time 久long (time)

More words: Soon & just now

刚just; just now 刚才just now 刚刚just; a moment ago 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 就要to be about to 快要almost; about to 快点儿hurry up 随时at any time 同时at the same time 接下来next; following 接着to follow; then 然后then; after that 等到by the time; to wait until 好久a long time

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