How to say “long-standing” in Chinese
long-standing, age-old
“Long-standing” in Chinese is 悠久, yōu jiǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
悠久 is read yōu jiǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 心 “heart”. Sounds the same as 优 and 幽 yōu.
It sounds the same as 九 “nine” and 酒 “alcohol”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “悠久”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 悠久. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国有悠久的历史ZhōngguóyǒuyōujiǔdelìshǐChina has a long history.
More words from the lesson “The distant past”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “long-standing” in Chinese?
“Long-standing” in Chinese is 悠久, pinyin yōujiǔ.
What does 悠久 mean?
悠久 (yōujiǔ) means “long-standing, age-old”.
How do you write 悠久?
悠久 is 2 characters: 悠 (yōu) — long, distant; leisurely; 久 (jiǔ) — long (time). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 悠久?
悠久 is read yōujiǔ. Tones: yōu — first tone, jiǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“long-standing” in the lesson “The distant past”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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