| jiǔ | (long) time/(long) duration of time |
| 久 | (long) time (long) duration of time |
| 久久 | for a very long time |
| 久之 | for a long time |
| 久仰 | honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 久仰大名 | I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) |
| 久候 | to wait for a long time |
| 久候不至 | not to turn up after a long waiting |
| 久假不归 | put off indefinitely returning sth. one has borrowed; appropriate sth. borrowed for the own use |
| 久别 | a long period of separation |
| 久别重逢 | to meet again after a long period of separation |
| 久后 | long afterwards; in the future |
| 久已 | long ago a long time since |
| 久慕 | lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific). I've been looking forward to meeting you. It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 久慕盛名 | I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you. It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 久拖不决 | fail to solve after a long delay |
| 久攻不下 | to attack for a long time without success |
| 久旱逢甘雨 | have a long-felt need satisfied |
| 久旷 | to leave uncultivated for a long time by extension, to neglect one's work to remain single |
| 久治 | Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 |
| 久治县 | Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 |