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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 多久
[duōjiǔ]
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1.
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询问时间长短
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你等了多久?
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2.
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和"没"连用,表示不长的时间
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住了没多久就搬家了。
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Examples
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我不打算在这里耽搁多久。
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I won't be here for long.
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来了有多久?
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How long have you been here?
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天晓得他在那儿待了多久。
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He stayed there God knows how long.
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没多久他就把那份家产折腾光了。
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It didn't take him long to squander away his family fortune.
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没多久,小李就跑不动了。
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It wasn't long before Xiaoli got out of breath and couldn't run any more.
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这座孤城估计也坚守不了多久了。
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This isolated city may not remain for too long.
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他已经病得形销骨立了,不知还能挺多久。
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He is so sick that he is as thin as a skeleton. No one knows how much longer he can hold out.
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这只鸡雏刚出生没多久,走路还不稳当呢。
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This chick was born not long ago, and is not even able to walk steadily.
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不知过了多久,我曚扙地睡着了。
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I felt asleep drowsily before I knew it.
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