久矣 - For A Long Time - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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7-9⁺

for a long time

久

long time

矣

did

jiu3yi3 • jiǔyǐ

for a long time

a long time, long time, long ago

久矣 For a long time is a classical phrasing indicating that some situation 矣 did happen, and continued for a 久 long time.

我们已经分开久矣。

We have been apart for a long time.

他离开家乡久矣。

He has been away from his hometown for a long time.

这条河久矣未见清澈。

This river has not been clear for a long time.