多久

Chinese
 
many; much; a lot of
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
 (long) time; (long) duration of time
trad. (多久) 多 久
simp. #(多久) 多 久

Pronunciation

Adverb

多久

  1. how long (in terms of time)
    你在這個城市住了多久了？ [MSC, trad.]
    你在这个城市住了多久了？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zài zhège chéngshì zhù le duōjiǔ le? [Pinyin]
    How long have you lived in this city?
    一首曲子要練多久才能彈好？ [MSC, trad.]
    一首曲子要练多久才能弹好？ [MSC, simp.]
    Yī shǒu qǔzi yào liàn duōjiǔ cái néng tán hǎo? [Pinyin]
    How much practice is required to play a piece well?
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 多久 (“how long (time)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 多久
Mandarin Beijing 多久
Taiwan 多久
Singapore 多久
Cantonese Guangzhou 幾耐
Hong Kong 幾耐
Taishan 幾久
Singapore (Guangfu) 幾耐
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 幾久
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 幾久
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 幾久
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 幾久
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 幾久
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 幾久
Min Nan Xiamen 偌久
Quanzhou 偌久
Zhangzhou 偌久
Taipei 偌久 GT
Penang (Hokkien) 偌久
Singapore (Hokkien) 偌久
Manila (Hokkien) 偌久
Shantou 若久
Wu Shanghai 多少辰光
Wenzhou 幾下兒, 幾恁長久
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

See also
  • 多長／多長 (duō cháng, “how long (in measurement or time)”)

Proper noun

多久

  1. (～市) Taku (a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan)
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