HSK 2 · Soon & just now

好久

hǎo jiǔ

a long time

Stroke order of 好久

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

好 · 6 strokes 久 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

好 is a woman 女 with a child 子, good; 久 is long: very long.

Parts: 好 very + 久 long

The characters in 好久

好 hǎo — good; well (6 strokes)
久 jiǔ — long (time) (3 strokes)

Example sentence

好久不见！

Long time no see!

Words with 好

好good; well 好吃tasty; delicious 好看good-looking 好听pleasant to hear 好玩儿fun; interesting 爱好hobby; to like 最好best; had better 好人good person 好多many; a lot 挺好quite good 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 友好friendly 好像to seem; to look like 好处advantage; benefit 好事good thing 正好just right; happen to 好好well; properly 只好to have no choice but to

Words with 久

不久soon; not long after 多久how long 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 多久how long

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