好久
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
好久 (hǎojiǔ) · a long time
好久 (hǎojiǔ) means “a long time”. It is written with 2 characters: 好 (good) + 久 (long (time)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 好久 is built
The characters
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
久 jiǔ · long (time)
What 久 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
好久不见！Hǎojiǔ bù jiàn!Long time no see!
我等了你好久。Wǒ děng le nǐ hǎojiǔ.I waited for you for a long time.
Questions about 好久
What does 好久 mean?
好久 (hǎojiǔ) means “a long time”.
How do you pronounce 好久?
好久 is pronounced hǎojiǔ.
Which HSK level is 好久?
好久 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 最好zuìhǎobest
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 好处hǎochubenefit
- 好多hǎoduōa lot of
- 好人hǎoréngood person
Learn 好久 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.