Usage note
好久表示很长时间。
hǎo jiǔ biǎo shì hěn cháng shí jiān。
好久 means a long time.
Context note
好久常出现在问候、等待和时间变化里。
hǎo jiǔ cháng chū xiàn zài wèn hòu 、 děng dài hé shí jiān biàn huà lǐ。
好久 often appears in greetings, waiting, and time changes.
5 examples
好久不见。
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn。
Long time no see.
我等了你好久。
wǒ děng le nǐ hǎo jiǔ。
I waited for you for a long time.
好久没有下雨了。
hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu xià yǔ le。
It has not rained for a long time.
这个故事讲了好久。
zhè ge gù shì jiǎng le hǎo jiǔ。
This story took a long time to tell.
我们聊了好久。
wǒ men liáo le hǎo jiǔ。
We chatted for a long time.
5 mini stories
好久不见，今天终于见到你了。
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn， jīn tiān zhōng yú jiàn dào nǐ le。
Long time no see, and today I finally saw you.
我在门口等了你好久。
wǒ zài mén kǒu děng le nǐ hǎo jiǔ。
I waited for you at the door for a long time.
这场雨停了好久，天空终于亮起来。
zhè chǎng yǔ tíng le hǎo jiǔ， tiān kōng zhōng yú liàng qǐ lái。
The rain had stopped for a long time, and the sky finally brightened.
我们好久没有一起去公园了。
wǒ men hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu yì qǐ qù gōng yuán le。
We have not gone to the park together for a long time.
老师说好久没练习的字要再写一遍。
lǎo shī shuō hǎo jiǔ méi liàn xí de zì yào zài xiě yí biàn。
The teacher said characters not practiced for a long time should be written again.
Mini dialogue
好久不见
A
小明，好久不见！
Xiǎo Míng, hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn!
Xiao Ming, long time no see!
B
是啊，好久没来学校了。
Shì a, hǎo jiǔ méi lái xuéxiào le.
Yes, I haven't been to school for a long time.
等了很久
A
你等了多久？
Nǐ děng le duō jiǔ?
How long did you wait?
B
我等你等了好久。
Wǒ děng nǐ děng le hǎo jiǔ.
I waited for you for a long time.
Related words and contrasts
similar
很久
hěn jiǔ
very long time
好久 is often used in greetings like 好久不见; 很久 is more general.
opposite
一会儿
yī huìr
a little while
一会儿 means a short time.